Angel Red. Relaxation

Angel Red. Relaxation

Very lush and moody. I normally dislike reclined nudes. This is an exception. I guess the simple pillow and red of the hair have a kind of wicked New Orleans brothel apppeal of relaxed sexuality in a house of pleasure... Something one of the Impressionist painters might have done of the cocottes (spelling?) or the courtesans of the golden age period. It has that kind of mood. Or one of the odalisques in paintings. Paris has been good for you I think. You have a nice pastel in the head...and your women are very real.

i find the red pillow a bit distracting, as it seems out of context on the black background, and competes with her hair color. i like the pose composition although the hand leading to her crotch seems not what the rest of the image says. lighting a bit blunt, imo. i do like that it's not a made up model or overly processed image.