In painting these Girl Signs I realized that the proportions of this figure in a triangle dress are bizarre. She has unusually long legs (who was the government bureaucrat who designed that??) and that dress hangs out to the side in a rather unusual way. She has no waist or chest. The bureaucrat must have been more of a leg man.
So I stepped into the Girl Sign's shoes (does she wear shoes? what are those round bumps at the end of her legs?). In this case I put on 3-1/2" heels to get her leg length. And then the hands. She has no hands - just more rounded bumps at the end of her arms. To match, I held my hands in fists. I couldn't do anything about my neck obviously. It makes me sad and curious that the Girl Sign has no neck. How does she speak? How does her head stay on her shoulders? How does she feel about not being able to shop for necklaces? Or scarves? I pulled my hair back - I am a dedicated artist but not so much so that I would shave my head for art. Well, at least not this project (at this point).
And as for not being all smiles in the photo think about it: standing in 3-1/2" heels, pressed flat against the wall, clenched fists and a skirt bordering on indecent. Being a Girl Sign isn't easy, that's for sure.
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