Thank you, Tom and Marina!
I had the composition in mind for a while before I found the right person. The dip in the sofa, I thought, would be a great place for a head, and the curlicue on the left side of the sofa made a good ending, like punctuation. Then I realized her stretched-out arms and bunch of folded fingers worked so well with the sofa lines. I wanted her face to glow and emerge from the darkness. These things all came together finally, and Colette was a great model.
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