Big & Bold

(C) 2017 Dale DiMauro

Since winter I have embraced larger scale drawing and painting. Little-sized drawing pads seem inadequate these days. I think it is simply that this larger scale makes a greater impact. Recently, when I was with a group at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the framed paintings hanging on the walls didn't seem so big.

In contrast the plein air paintings I have been doing on Sundays, are on small watercolor blocks. However, painting outside is an entirely different game as the light changes rapidly and the elements can be a real challenge.

This drawing was inspired from a photograph I cut out awhile back. I would give the photographer credit but it is misplaced at this point in time. What I try to catch is the way the light crosses the human form in addition to an individual's expression.