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The Body Contemplated

Ray, 2012, by Fred Hatt

a person is a bit of this and a bit of that

fuzzy tendencies overlapping, interacting

forged and scourged in the kiln of embodied life

 

Earrings, 2012, by Fred Hatt

eyes ions, black magnetic pools

 

A la plage, 2012, by Fred Hatt

zone in on tones

undertone, overtone, midtone

let the parts fall where they may

 

Elbows & Knees, 2012, by Fred Hatt

body takes a beating just doing the day by day

 

Brooder, 2012, by Fred Hatt

why are things so

what do things mean

how do things work

 

Curvature, 2012, by Fred Hatt

a serpent grows limbs

a head aloft partakes of the clouds of heaven

as well as the dirt of the ground

 

Sleep Tight, 2012, by Fred Hatt

a stack of bones

opal tones

 

Halt, 2011, by Fred Hatt

expand, contract

concentrate, dissipate

 

Defeat, 2012, by Fred Hatt

hands ground down while forces face forward

 

Muscles of the Back, 2012, by Fred Hatt

the bones are the slowest river

the flesh, the nerves, the blood grow to flow, each in its way

life is a convulsion of matter

 

Gray, 2012, by Fred Hatt

eyes tomorrow

seated present

 

Outward & Inward, 2012, by Fred Hatt

sentry and slave

guard the grave

 

Defiant, 2012, by Fred Hatt

the body of light harbors a shade

the body of shadow contains a glow

 

Graces, 2011, by Fred Hatt

Luna Triune: wax and full and wane and new

the new of course unseen

every cycle has its way, its period, its mystery

each single season’s unique, any noise has its timbre

all is oscillation, orbs in orbit

go down long, draw in and in, only finally open out

 

Degasian, 2012, by Fred Hatt

bow, bend, lay low

tack and parry, stealthy slow

like grass grows

 

Retrospect, 2011, by Fred Hatt

space is light

matter is force

time is mind

 

Rorrim, 2012, by Fred Hatt

feeling with eyes, rove over ridges and marshes and creeks

body is topography and self is weather

sometimes stormy, often calm

 

Fine Lines, 2012, by Fred Hatt

I am made of moss and ferns

mushrooms and minnows and dim glow worms

 

Faun, 2012, by Fred Hatt

man is land

containing imagination

soil to till

seed to spill

 

Heartache, 2012, by Fred Hatt

bereft chest

abject head

trunk bent

tower leant

 

Brothers, 2012, by Fred Hatt

a man knows a man, nothing said

 

All the images in this post are watercolor on paper, sometimes with a little white gouache.  I painted all these within the last two months.  Sizes:

Graces and Rorrim:  38″ x 50″ (96.5 x 127 cm).

Ray, Earrings, Elbows & Knees, Sleep Tight, Gray, Defiant, Retrospect, Fine Lines, Faun, Heartache, Brothers:  19″ x 24″ (48.3 x 61 cm).

A la plage, Brooder, Curvature, Halt, Defiant, Muscles of the Back, Outward & Inward, Degasian: 14″ x 17″ (35.6 x 43.2 cm).

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  • http://Xoregos.tumblr.com Shela Xoregos

    I like your recent work very much. Your weekly emails with drawings, paintings, photographs are an oasis.
    Shela

    • http://www.fredhatt.com/blog/ fred

      Thank you, Shela. Keep coming around to water your camel!

  • http://www.artmodelbook.com/ Andrew

    The poetic approach to this post reveals another side of your creativity.

    Fine Lines stands out in this set. The colors are more muted and the lines are more meticulous than the others. It’s also quite expressive.

    I also really like Rorrim. At first I thought I thought maybe you moved half way through the pose to draw both a front and back view. But then I realized one is looking over her left shoulder and the other is looking over her right shoulder — not the same pose.

    • http://www.fredhatt.com/blog/ fred

      Andrew, Rorrim is almost the same pose, but it’s reversed rather than rotated. You might be remembering the leading image on this post (a drawing of the same model as in Rorrim, by the way), which is the same pose as seen from opposite sides of the room.

  • http://www.artmodelbook.com/ Andrew

    Rorrim seems to be beside herself. I hope she’s ok. ;-)

  • David Finkelstein

    Very, very nice to look at.

    I’m especially fond of “faun,” but then I’m quite partial to fauns.

    • http://www.fredhatt.com/blog/ fred

      David, I seem to recall you made a film called “The Two Fauns“.

  • wilma

    googling around searching for inspiration,
    I discovered your work on internet.
    Your work is very inspiring; modern, intens and very good!
    Kind regards from Holland

    • http://www.fredhatt.com/blog/ fred

      Wilma from Holland, thank you for your kind words. I hope you will continue to follow, and comment on Drawing Life!

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