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Study of a Male Torso by Jill Hooper
Study of a Male Torso
Jill Hooper
Sanguine conté, watercolor, and chalk on paper.
8 x 5 ½ in. (per panel)
Accompanied by the poem, written for the work by Penelope Radcliffe Michalik.
Drawing the Male Torso
I smell ancient fires and funeral pyres
in the simmering, sooty ink,
burnt bone and grinding stone.
Nibbed reed cleft draws up
warm blackness.
Out of the dark comes life,
fixed in feathered strokes.
They say we are made of mud.
With pinced fingers you delicately
dig out the rusty line,
gently lift the muscles in
sienna strokes of warm skin,
marking up a man made immortal
on the coffee stained sheet.
Render flesh with ferrous tint
of clay made from colliding stars.
About the Artist
Jill Hooper works between Charleston and London, her practice shaped by years of study in the European atelier tradition, including time in Florence and France under masters of contemporary realism such as D. Jeffrey Mims and Charles Cecil. Her practice is grounded in sustained study—of the figure, of still life, of the discipline of looking itself. She works exclusively from life and natural light, using sight‑size observation, tonal modeling, and hand-mixed pigments.
Shipping & Delivery
Works from the Installation of Curiosities collection will ship after April 2, 2026.
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Study of a Male Torso by Jill Hooper
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Artist Statement
Jill Hooper
"When I think of Wentworth (Blake’s beautiful, marvelous creation), I think of the playful and inspiring objects full of wonderment, where even the most practical items inspire. It reminds me of Proust’s observations of Chardin’s paintings. “We have learned from Chardin that a pear is as living as a woman, that an ordinary piece of pottery is as beautiful as a precious stone". In essence, even a plate, a knife, a crumb are all beautiful and curious.
With Installation of Curiosities, I've decided to build on that, by adding something unexpected that makes me smile. Let’s be playful—I’m letting the universe take the reins in the studio and in life, and trusting the outcome. I need joy. I need authenticity. I’m finding my quyss.
Then again, aren't we all?"
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