Pink nude woman progression by Pablo Matisse

Here is work in progress of my version of Pablo Picasso’s Head of a Woman and Henri Matisse’s Pink Nude. Matisse had also documented his pink nude in a progression of black and white photographs. He worked through stages of producing his painting over several months. Picasso painted from his mind’s eye, channeling his subject’s emotional volatility. My process and intention is much different. I hope I’m able to shed new light on the complementary styles of these two great masters, while producing works that are unique and not reducible to either of them, or both together.