Eudaimonia

Work in progress. This piece is done on Eden co-owner, Colton. An avid collector, Colton came to Taylor with a difficult ask: a stomach/torso piece between an already finished chest and side, with a coverup of an old tattoo included. Taylor wanted to create a piece with deep meaning to both her and Colton. The design is a take on a painting, The Drinker by Erich Plontke (1916). The composition has developed from Colton and Taylor's interpretation of the original painting; they view the skeleton as warm and welcoming, rather than foreboding, and the man, dressed in a tuxedo, is asleep after a celebration, representing the end of a fulfilling life. Taylor renders the work in her signature peppery black and grey, building the tablecloth and the shirt fronts out of stipple alone so the brightest things in the design sit at the center of the stomach. The curtain runs up toward the chest and hands the composition off to the sacred geometry already there. Three sessions so far, with two left for additional detail and more on the right side of the composition. By Taylor Phelps.

By Taylor Phelps at Eden Body Art Studios.

Styles: Dark Art, 3 Round Liner, Realism.