Same pose, very different approaches by the artists. "Burning Moses," (my title) is my favorite. The artist, Justin, would not comment on what he had in mind. To me, the bush nearby and the snake in my hand suggested a twist on the story of Moses: here Moses is aflame, not the bush.
Nishi (I think I remember the name right) was an Israeli studying in the U.S. I love the back view she painted, with its delicate colors. The "pallet knife" painting was by a Russian student, named Maria, I believe. Carla strove for a straight-forward, realistic depiction of the pose, with great success in my opinion.
As I look at these different views of the same body, the body remembers the difficulty. At one point the instructor remarked to a student "I don't see how he can hold that pose." The problem was not holding it, actually, but the fact that my left leg "went to sleep" each time, and took a considerable portion of my five-minute break after each 20 minute pose to feel normal again.
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