The struggle

An excellent painting which depicts the struggle very well!

Many thanks Chris!

This is particularly pertinant to what I am attempting - nude men wrestling. Not easy but a challenge! It is the sense of combat, domination and muscular strength that I want to depict. Sadly we rarely get a male model at our life class and to have two posing together very unlikely. So I turn to the internet for inspiration. I have modelled several times and would be very happy to pose with another guy. Where do you get your inspiration?

This was based on a photo a friend had seen;two other friends recreated it to settle an argument about the extent that the head of the left hand figure would disappear (it did in this position )during the contact and as a result what would happen to the uppermost arm which gives movement to the composition. Male models are fairly rare in the life classes I get to at present-and I am lucky with friends who will pose.

If you or other contributors want to discuss the techniques in more detail. Happy for you to email me on [email protected]!