Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Ball-point pen portrait

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Here's tonight's before-I-go-to-sleep (and I REALLY should be in bed already) contribution to my sketchbook. It's from a photo of a friend of mine. I probably spent fifteen minutes on it, maybe twenty. The photograph itself was wonderful, but the sketch doesn't quite capture it (okay, so it doesn't come anywhere close to capturing it--I'll probably attempt this again tomorrow). And it has nowhere near the charm that this earlier 30 second sketch I did of her during an after-dinner music session....(she's the one on the bottom)...

4 comments:

  1. You woke up with a cold this morning and then did you decide to pass it on to me immediately. I too have a cold.....

    I love your drawings and how fantastic for your sister-in-law what a lot of work.

    xoxoxo

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  2. Thank you and I am very impressed with your family too.

    Good for her. And hopefully this economy can turn around soon and your brother will be back at work before he knows it.

    You know I love teachers right?

    xoxoxo

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  3. I like them both, but the bottom one shows a lot of care and love. thanks for sharing.

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  4. Great drawings, I think the human head is one of the most difficult things to master!x

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