Contemporary Artist: Jacob Collins

"Candace Profile" (top right)
      Jacob Collins specializes in creating hyper-realistic nude figures.  I chose this artist because I am still working on becoming better at rendering faces and it is easy to see the contours of the faces of these people unobstructed in profile or portrait.  It is interesting to see how he captured the change in tone across her torso and face.  This is obviously an expert rendering of te female figure.

"Thinking Man" (left)
      Another great example of figural rendering.  There are great highlights across his head and his arm and legs.  there seems to be some rotation in the figure's back that doesnt make sense to me from the position of the man's legs and the shading in the curved muscles of his back seem slightly flat but still a very impressive piece.  His head bends down in contemplation looking towards his knees with most of his weight leaning back on his arms. The front of his body is lit in contrast to the flat colors of the background.

"Santiago Sheila" (bottom right)
      A nude male and female figure lay on a flat sheeted surface presumably a bed.  The man is clearly the focus of the frame and is in a position of contemplation.