"Nude Reclining, a Homage"

Semi Abstract Muno

I love doing nudes. The female form, the curves, the entire process is enjoyable. Now this nude is not a super realistic image but a loose interpretation. I had this canvas built, sitting on my easel in my old studio downtown.

The local art guild had gotten wind of what I was doing downtown and stuck their noses into it. I am not a fan of art guilds, at least not in the US. I don’t want to join your club, nor do I ask you to join my club. I simply want to paint. Well, there was two older female artists that were in the guild, they had a semi-open mind that you could be an artist and not be a member of the art guild.

Their names where Lori Lytle, and a Colombian woman named Morina. Lori was an independent artist and Morina was rather flamboyant, both were halfway prolific but Lori painted in acrylic and Morina just stuck to one style. Anyway, they came waltzing in the back of the studio one day and I had this blank canvas I was about to start.

As a jester of friendship, I asked them if they wanted to do a collaboration really quick. Lori declined but Morina jumped right on it. She stepped up to the canvas and started sketching big, and loose. I think she did the outline to the female form on this, but honestly, I don’t remember. I know at the least that she started the image.

Well, it kind of pissed me off because just as soon as she started, they were like “we have to go, thanks” and they left me with this brand-new canvas with an image of a person on it, barely started. I can do realistic paintings, it’s just not fun for me. I get too picky, and everything has to be exact and again, it’s just not fun for me.

I have not come into my free form depiction of the human body like Chagall, or many others seem to naturally do. Because this was already semi-sketched out, I just went with it from my mind, not a photo.

This is a rare piece and reminds me of a woman sitting on a large puppet that I have seen in KIA commercials. The puppet’s name is Gabba Gabba. I can always see the woman lounging on top of the Gabba Gabba puppet curled up beneath her. Also, she is holding her stomach in which is a child. That is another story.