I decided to do a dyptic of all the roommates past and present for my art party and for hanging on our bare walls. Apparently 14 people have resided at the current Victorian residence I’ve called home for the past 4 years. I did preliminary sketches and several comps before settling on this tone study; however, time ran out before I was able to transfer it to canvas/acrylic.

Taking cues from the compositions of Gustave Dore and the modern layouts of Marko Djurdjevic, I tweaked the arrangement of people more than I would have usually. Besides rhythm, flow, contrast, and various rule of thirds, I also had people in groups based on the rooms they were in, home town affiliations, original roommates on one row, and current roommates furthest in front. Also unbeknownst to you, everyone here is rocking out hard to Eye of the Tiger.

FYI, when typing “roomates” 90% of the time I type “roommages.” I’m not sure what that’s all about. Also, I am going to try and go at least 3 posts without drawing another picture of myself. You all are probably thinking I’m narcissistic or something.