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Thank you very much, Marina. I consider this an honor, as I find your conte and charcoal drawings exquisite. As you know I had trouble with the types of charcoal and oil spots on my original drawing. I also used all my charcoal up and don't want to order supplies right now, so I have a question for you. i found a plentiful source of charcoal in my fireplace! It seems to handle beautifully on some Somerset Velvet paper that I have. It is quite soft and very dark until I start to manipulate it. Have you or anyone else tried this? All I have to do is clean off the ash and I have a deep velvety black hunk.
When I first applied the color, I was terrified. Then I figured, why not? As far as I was concerned the drawing was ruined anyway (I didn't know about scraping as an alternative to erasing). But I have to admit that I was scared, but also excited at the same time. I like how it turned out.
Jean
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