Cinderella: Original
Pen and Ink on Watercolor
paper
Image 10" X 16"/With
Matt 18" X 24"
Copyright William Monje
1971/2008
In the beginning I did what
were simply erotic poses, without scenic backgrounds. I was experimenting in subject matter, presentation, and, most of
all, technique. There was a point where
I made what I considered a breakthrough in technique. I personally consider it a favorite, possibly my most favorite
(one reason I've never accepted an offer for the original and it is still in my
possession, although I have sold lots of prints), for various reasons,
especially that breakthrough in technique, specifically a more extensive use of
a rendering called "crosshatch," which lends well to pen and ink
shading. It is also the first drawing
with the use of costume and a limited use of a background. The title, I like to think, is what happened
to the Prince and Cinderella when they left the dance floor to get better
acquainted.
The pieces above were done originally in pen and ink on white drawing paper, but have been reproduced, printed, copied some more, and finally scanned. There is bound to be some considerable loss from the originals, all of which were sold decades ago but after making prints. These prints are on 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" parchment and matted to fit a standard 9" X 12" frame. Years later I used the pose in the second one above with an elaborate background in a much larger pen and ink drawing entitled The Castle Steps.
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