Jerry Svoboda
(Portland, OR)
jerrysvoboda.com

Naia, Charcoal on paper, 20" x 28"

Seated nude female with royal necklace drawn from life.

With these works, I've been questioning nudity and vulnerability. I work from the live model and from memory. When I'm working on a figure, I deploy empathy to understand and see them more clearly. Out of this, I'm looking for some degree of vulnerability to shine through that is also founded in safety and respect,