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Hello,
here is a 12" x16" charcoal on Fabriano paper.

It was done from a tiny drawing from life, and a photo that I took after she moved a bit, but it helped for certain details...

Marina,
If your intention is to pull on a grandmother's heartstring, you are successful! She is delicious, and your rendering is so beautiful. Very very sweet.

Wow.

With the risk of repeating my self, Marina, I'd say that this is simply beautiful, something to hold on.
Save it for the kid!

You're just a fabulous artist, that's all there is to it.

David

David, I couldn't agree with you more.

So lovely, Marina!

Thank you all !
It's so fascinating to watch a child sleeping, the quietness of the room, the funny positions, the emotions going through the face. You can stay hours watching... I was just hoping that this fascination would appear in the drawing also.

So lovely! She reminds me of my daughter when she was that age.

It definitely appears in the drawing--it looks like, if somebody were to wake her up at this moment, it would be quite a task!
Impeccable rendering (your usual level) and fantastic foreshortening of that arm! Beautiful!
Good luck also on your workshops. Water gilding is an age-old craft and it is nice to see it being passed down to others so it doesn

Thank you Enzie and Carlos !

Carlos, yes water gilding is the oldest way of gilding, the most difficult and which certainely gives the most beautiful results. I learned it with a man who was the third generation of gilders in the same family, and their tools, techniques and material hadn't change...

Marina, I can only echo what everyone else has said. This is a lovely drawing, and definitely heart catching.

Marina, it really is extraordinary! You have pared this down to its essence. In fact, you do that in all your work and that is one reason it speaks so powerfully.Even when there is no allegory or implied story, there is still a meaning that needs no articulation because we all can relate to it.

Marina, your work is always an inspiration to me. Your technical skills with your soul singing through your work when you capture a moment is always a pleasure to view. I would love to see these in real life one day!

This is spectacular Marina. Charcoal at its finest.

Marina.
This is yet another beautiul piece of your work. You always set the standard high!
Cynthia

Thank you so much all, for taking the time to comment .
I had much fun drawing this one.

What a beautiful, tender drawing....

Lovely drawing, Marina! Sorry to be so late in coming to this one - I've been away from the forum for a while.

I'm glad this popped up again so that I can comment on this beautiful drawing, Marina - it is so sensitively rendered. I love that slight squash and shift on the lower face, a gesture and pose that reinforces a child's flexibility, vulnerability and charm.

Julie, Thomasin, and Linda : Thank you!
Linda: when I decided to draw her, she had the cheek more squashed, but I had to open a bit the curtain in order to see what I was drawing, and it made her move on the other side, then few minutes later , fortunately she came back in this position...
Yes I think it's about vulnerability. It's incredible to see how they trust their parents, and for few years we are their gods ( and slaves at the same time !)

Perfection!

Thank you, Linda !