a) Untitled by Michelle Anderson



b) Untitled by Michelle Anderson



a) I chose painting "a" (Untitled by Michelle Anderson) because I liked the way that the right side of the body faded off of the page in her drawing. I thought it was an interesting position to draw and not your typical portrait of the human body. I thought that the shading was done well on the edges of the body and really helped to bring out those edges to the viewer. I didn't really find this work to be that aesthetically pleasing because honestly I didn't think that this work looked very unique and I felt that the lack of color and great detail only further confirmed that point. Michelle stated that she drew this drawing because she liked drawing the human form, especially without a face, in order to draw the audience's attention elsewhere.

b) I chose painting "b" (Untitled by Michelle Anderson) because it had similar elemental qualities to painting "a" and because I really liked the use of the many different squares put together to portray the entire image of the human form. I thought the coloring and shading in this work made it appear to flow a lot more smoothly than the first work. Likewise, I found it much more aesthetically pleasing. Like the first piece, Michelle stated that she has always been intrigued by the human form and likes to draw figures without faces in order to divert the audience's attention.