Voluptuous Lines, deals with the first and simplest of the five elements of design: line. Line can be used to create the rest of the visual alphabet: shape, mass, texture and color. In the piece simple lines create a plane and add dimension as they melt over the mass of a human form. The surreal qualities are reminiscent of Salvador Dali’s The Persistence of Memory, which depicts his famous melting clocks and, like most of his work, exhibits a deep understanding of the use of the elements of design. Deep planes and interesting imagery can be seen in both works, although the “bare-bones” feel of Voluptuous Lines makes obvious the potential of the use of simple lines to create so much more. In the case of Voluptuous Lines, the simple lines are bent by the artist as well as the canvas. The central female form exemplifies the artist’s use of lines to simulate dimension and was painted from a model with straight black lines projected over her body from above. This bending of straight lines over a three dimensional object can actually be seen in the rest of the piece, where the shape of the canvas can straighten or bend its lines. Each of the lines (other than the female form) can be seen as straight from one viewpoint, bringing to the viewer’s attention a comparison of simulated and actual dimension.