Friday, October 5, 2012

Profile in Purple 2

Drawn from life, Thursday morning.

Pastel, Tombow marker and ink on 8" x 8" watercolor paper.
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9 comments:

  1. juliefordoliver.blogspot.comOctober 5, 2012 at 7:58 AM

    Such power and feeling in this. I am enjoying all of these head studies you are doing. I loved the torso set too. Your work is VERY inspiring.

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  2. Banjo52October 5, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    The expressions on these last three feel natural and real, but I can't pinpoint just what they're conveying to me. The middle one is my favorite. He feels the most alive of the three--and maybe the most approachable.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 6, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    To Banjo's point, the expression here is either haughty, disappointed, or resigned.

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  4. Jean SpitzerOctober 7, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    Thanks, Julie.

    Sometimes, with group drawing situations, where personal control of the model and set-up are minimal, I need to search to find something I want to draw and just focus on that.

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  5. Jean SpitzerOctober 7, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    Thanks, Banjo. Maybe it is because he is interacting with you, not looking away.

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  6. Jean SpitzerOctober 7, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    AH, I just focused on making a creditable capture of her head and neck posture.

    I think the Tombow marker lines, which I put down first to get a feel for her head's position in space, give a lot of the feeling you get from the piece.

    I left them exposed because I liked them and like the complexity they gave an otherwise simple drawing.

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  7. Pasadena AdjacentOctober 7, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    Inky moody blues. Well done. Your skill level is showing on this one

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  8. Linda RothOctober 7, 2012 at 2:29 PM

    These are powerful portraits Jean. You give me courage.

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  9. Jean SpitzerOctober 11, 2012 at 8:02 AM

    Thanks, PA.

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