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Milk

Emily Workman

A figure study of a nude person rendered in green, yellow, and blue crayon. The figure's feet are towards the bottom of the page and appear closest to the viewer, with the figure appearing to be reclined backwards away from the viewer and towards the upper left corner. The shading is realistic, giving the figure a distinct volume, but the arrangement of the limbs is contorted. Combined with the vibrant color choices, the contorted limbs give the overall image a surreal quality.

Reclining Nude | Autumn Darah | Drawing

Her soft, warm body cradling the naked babe; weighing her down in the heaviness of overdue bills, absentee fathers, maternity leave running out; and the babe, pulling down her breasts suckling milk.