Emerging Venus

Another image from my Venus in The Garden series. Here Venus is somewhat incomplete making the representation more free and open. Because of transparency the objects from behind function like modulations within Venus. Perhaps the viewer can bring their imagination to the work and fill in the details. I tried to treat Venus as a phenomenon emerging from space. As if she is from an earlier time and place.

Works like this one are influenced by earlier artists. I have always loved incomplete works especially quick sketches by major artists.The unsigned drawings by the old masters, especially Rembrandt. They look unfinished and sometimes the idea is not clear. It’s like a personal note by the artist to himself. Never intended for the world to see.