Lisa, Thank you for the kind words. I usually put a lot more subtle details in my tight ones, so this piece isn't really that detailed.I tried to omit some of them. To me, It's a real challenge to decide what I should include in the drawing and what I should omit since I've always been a detail geek.
I'm glad you like it. Really enjoy drawing looser, it's very relaxing. I probably won't be doing tight drawings for a while. Because they take so long (between 50-300 hours), graphite is a painstakingly slow medium. I'm saving the tight style for more conceptual kind of work. Hundreds of hours should be spent with more planning. In Sept, I'll have the opportunity to do a big collabrative project with my mentor, Mr. Armin Mersmann
http://arminmersmann.artroof.com/ . I'm saving my time and energy for that
. Right now, I just want to experiment with different styles and medium.
Ah, thanks for the encouragement, after seeing your wonderful pastel painting I feel soooooooo inspired! You have opened up my eyes. Now I know what kind of magic these chalks can do. I know what I should be striving for
Pat, Thanks a lot! Sure I can post a close up. Sorry the original photo isn't very good, so I posted a WIP pic I took when I nearly finished her face.The attachment is approx the same size as the actual drawing. BTW I received Anthony Ryder's book last friday, it's so cool! I can't stop reading it.