Works by Esther Brokaw, Savant Artist

Nude

Esther Brokaw:

“My third oil painting I wanted to paint a female nude in this position because I liked the beautiful lines of a woman’s body in this position—focusing on the torso.  Having little money or contacts and even less confidence I did not seek out a professional model.  I threw a sheet over the coffee table and took a picture of myself to work from.  I begin to pay with color much more in this painting with an almost pointillism approach pulling in blues to the shadows, etc.  Again, amazed at the result.”

The original of this painting is 20” x 30”.  Oil on linen, created 1991.