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Paul,
This a beautifully rendered, thoughtful and unpretentious piece. The nose really comes forward.
Often we go overboard trying to weigh our art down with heavy and portentious meaning. Guilty as charged. It is refreshing to see something done simply for its own-sake.
I like your handling of charcoal. I seem to have a heavy hand with it. What paper and charcoal pencils are you using.
That said, I do think the shadow side is a bit too wide. I use a transparent ruler with grids to measure. It really helps me a lot. It is about 2" wide x 12" long marked with red lines.
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