Colored pencils on Canson white 50-pound, acid-free paper
July 2005
Dimensions: paper 13-15/16 inches (35.4 cm) high by 10-7/8 inches (27.6 cm) wide; image 10-5/8 inches (about 26.7 cm) high by 8 inches (about 20.4 cm) wide
In this symbolic picture about trust, a man and woman are together. The couple have shed their robes to the ground and are naked to each other, so they're both vulnerable now. The woman spreads her arms, as if to say to the viewer, Here I am, a real woman, in all my normal-ness. She gently leads the man by the hand into the light. The man is obviously very strong but is blind-folded, and he has also discarded his usual protective armor, and so is dependent on the woman for guidance and must trust her completely. The woman, likewise, has discarded her ornate mask, and her real face is not only more beautiful than the mask but is luminous with trust and goodness -- we can see that this man has nothing to fear by trusting this woman.
My colored-pencil drawing, Fear, also deals with a deep human emotion, and features a male figure.
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