Still working with the same ideas, but tipping them on their side to see what happens.
Here I reduced it all to black and white to see if I translated my concept of the parents forming a protective and solid geometry for the less stable baby. I had the parent shapes fill out the base of the painting to help indicate stability and strength of form. I stylized the background into a suggested triangular form, triangles are very solid citizens in the geometric shapes community.
Did it work?
Here's a link to a great instructional video with loads of ideas about how to use Notan in your art practice.
