Study For Harpist
Description: A few angels idle while a harpist plays a heavenly tune, and a white cat and a black cat play near the base of the harp.

Artist Comment: This is a half-scale pencil and conte study for the oil painting "Harpist At The Cross-Cultural Garden Party." In the oil composition, I didn't like the lines of the left-most figure, so I bent the figure forward. Then I changed her to a male figure. I also removed the cats, because that area of the composition is a rest area and not a focal point. The cats became too much visual weight, especially when the strong lines of the harp body are already leading there. I added a demon boy peeking through the harp strings instead (in the painting), which weakens that strong harp line.

Size: 9" x 9"

Frame: Cheap black frame from Amazon 3/4 inch with glass.

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