These images are great and have any annoying level of artistry to them.
Well Gousman!
Having said that, as has been said early on in the thread, there seems to be very little interaction between the subject and its environment... especially the ladies, are they all vampires? They never seem to be reflected in the paint work, which dulls the interpretation of the surfaces a tad.
What I like best about these renderings though is what they say about the artist.
It is quite possible that the low level of reflection in the surfaces is a reaction to Gousman's every day experience of looking at cars.
Having visited Moscow many years ago, a lot of the cars, due to weather conditions not unlike northern England (only more so!), were grimy and dull, their forms being more described in the low sun level sun light in muddier shaded tones and dull horizon lines.
This could be consistent with the wild weather depicted in the first drawing, and if so I believe it adds greater depth and interest to the art and the artist.
A little more reflection work for added zap, and these drawings would be awesome... there is a lot to learn from them!
I really like the Alfa, and even though it is an abstract of the usual DRG ( Argh, blummin’ acronyms!) theme, it could be nothing else, so I reckon it's a valid and brave proposal.
DM
Northern belligerence cannot be learned but can sure as hell be appreciated!
