Sketch maquette

My starting point

·     Capture unique and energetic public persona.  

·     Expressive arms

·     Order paper

·     Wind from the sea caught in drapery

·     Engaging with her audience

·     Inclusiveness - wide spread arms

·     Drapery – clothes she wore at inaugural day in Parliament (as featured in Plymouth Museum)

·     Astor inscription – composed with the same directness as the single-word inscription on the Churchill sculpture on Parliament Square, this is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Astor’s adversarial relationship with him.

After the photographs of the sketch maquette are my observations on the work.

With scale human figure representing someone 5' 8"

Early stage life size portrait study

What problems has the maquette thrown up?

·     Tendency of the figure to appear stiff – it needs a lot more fluidity of movement and expression to make this composition work

·     More attention to the ‘lean’ so that it is works from all angles….she looks a little over-balanced from one side.

·     Portrait needs to reflect the engaging mood of the figure

·     Might need more about Astor, perhaps with a more elaborate inscription or information board.