The Dreamer Questions Gauguin

Gauguin's Life Questions is obviously the inspiration for this piece. As I worked on figure studies with our model I thought about the different ways I might approach this pose. For longer poses you sometimes wonder what is/was going through the mind of the model, so in this case, I chose to have her ponder the work by Gauguin and the questions it raises about life and beliefs. It's my take on observing the observer.

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