Mirror Image in Black and White

Drawn from life.

Charcoal, pastel and graphite on about 18" x 22" Coventry paper.

For this self-portrait and the one in the previous post, I used a small hand-mirror, so the images I saw changed a lot as I worked.

Listening to Music

Drawn this morning, from life.

Pastel and charcoal on pastel card,  about 9" x 12".

Face in Purple

Drawn from life, last Tuesday.

Charcoal and pastel over Tombow marker, on paper, about 14" x 19".

Profile in Purple

Drawn from life, Tuesday morning.

Charcoal and pastel over Tombow marker, on paper, about 14" x 19".

Woman in Blue and Black

Drawn from life, Tuesday morning.

Charcoal and pastel over marker on very soft paper, about 11" x 18".

Suburbia Update:

Juvenile males, going stag in the neighborhood.

Seated Woman; Sleeping Woman; Face in Sanguine

Drawn from life within the last few weeks.

The first is charcoal and pastel over graphite on white paper, 18"x24".

The last two are Conte pencil and pastel on paper, 18"x24".

Woman In Charcoal

Drawn from life.

Charcoal and pastel on paper, approximately 22"x30".

Floating Woman

Drawn two weeks ago, from life.

Pastel and charcoal on 12"x16" pastel paper.

Reclining Woman

Drawn Wednesday morning, from life.

Pastel and charcoal on 12"x16" black pastel paper.

This is the second pose from Wednesday morning.  I like the attitude of thought in this pose.

Man In Pink And Green

Drawn Thursday morning, from life.

Pastel and charcoal on approximately 10"x16" pastel paper.

Another drawing with my non-dominant hand.  This time, I remembered to angle the easel appropriately. 



After this drawing, another artist and I played a game.  We each started drawing, switched drawings and easels after 10 minutes, and continued switching until one of us declared a drawing done.  Interesting exercise in working with another person's starting vision and materials   The final drawings, which I will not post, are amalgams of style and vision.

To clarify, this posted drawing is not one of the two-artist drawings.  Those ended up looking like a tug of war was fought over them, with line over line, concept over concept, color over color.  Kind of a mess.

This drawing had one artist, me.  

Today's life drawings

Drawn today, from life.

The black and white drawing is charcoal and pastel on white printmaking paper; the colored drawing is Tombow marker and pastel on white pastel paper.