Drawing · 2016

Character Sketches

Three self-directed character studies using pencil and colored pencil to explore portrait structure, observation, and stylized expression.

Role: Drawing and character study
Context: Self-directed subjects chosen as part of an ongoing drawing practice
Constraints: Work with pencil and colored pencil on paper
Outcome: Three portraits moving from tonal observation to a more graphic use of shape and color

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Portrait studies Graphite profile portrait exploring sharp value contrasts and swept-back hair

Graphite portrait of a woman framed by antler-like branches — Portrait studies Graphite portrait of a woman framed by branching antler-like forms

Portrait studies Colored-pencil profile study in coral and blue, drawn directly in a sketchbook

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About the project

A self-directed group of subjects chosen simply from the desire to draw them. Pencil and colored pencil create a range of approaches, from closely observed portrait structure to a more graphic use of shape and color.