In the Studio: August

Hand study

Inspired by the paintings and drawings of hands and feet by Adolph von Menzel I saw recently in Berlin, I decided to do one myself. A fascinating study of those weird appendages we may not really think about much in our day to day busy-ness. The longer you look the more strange and wondrous they appear.

Adolph von Menzel, The Artist’s Foot, 38.5 cm (15.16 in), Width: 33.5 cm (13.19 in), oil on wood, 1876