Randy Simmons FAUST ARP: THOUGHT YOU HAD IT IN YOU BUT NO

When I was in my late twenties, I thought by the time I was forty, I’d be on the cover of a major art magazine. At fifty-two, I was re-evaluating the definition of my artistic success. This drawing is meant to be a dark parody of this.

Dressed in an eclectic wardrobe of a vintage tuxedo shirt and my pajamas, I sit relaxed in a leather chair staring at the viewer. My pose creates triangles on both sides of my body that match the turning lane arrow behind my head. I’ve always loved playing with shape repetition. At the bottom center, the entire composition rests on my extended foot and toes as if I am performing a balancing act. The theatrical lighting and style of this piece is an homage to Caravaggio and Southern Baroque art.