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| Mixed medium 5"x 5" |
Study of Jody Watley
What is interesting about the study, is that it is part scratch art and part collage. I ran through a series of accidents during the scratch art. Then I resolved it by the use of photo collage of flowers. I wanted to express the organic flow of Jody by surrounding her with nature.
And then in a sense, this was the last of my scratch art experimentation and the beginning of using collages with my sketches in the next couple of studies.
I Guess there's no such thing as mistakes, only discoveries!
Jody Watley is a class act! A good singer with an incredible voice. Miss Watley was a former soul train dancer and one third member of the original music group Shalimar.
Jody Watley was stylish, a chic trendsetter. Her fashion was ahead of the time. Her songs were energetic, even the slow jams. Her dance moves were like poetry. She made it OK to get up and dance just because it felt good. Why I loved about her music videos, especially the video, "Real Love" she used her clothing as part of the dance routine. When I mean by that is that she worked those clothes. Miss Watley didn't play around. Every dance move was intentional. In a way, her clothes were the back up dancers.
What I enjoyed most about the study was the rendering of her tousled hair and the sharp detail of her hoop earrings which have always been her trademark.
Jody Watley is a true performer who could truly sing and dance!
