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07-06-2007, 07:43 PM
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Spencer - NuPastel on Hannemuhle Velour board
Today I attended my first open session with the Prescott Mountain Artists' Guild. Such a nice group of artists- only five of us with an excellent model, Spencer, who was about ten.
I tried a new paper that Sharon K made me buy, whose name I cannot recall for the life of me - when I get the info from her I will fix the title 
It is a gray velour-type paper mounted to a cardboard-like surface so it is quite stiff; the surface can take a fair amount of abuse, and lighter charcoal and NuPastel marks can be lifted rather well with a kneaded eraser. I used some pencil/charcoal pencil and a little viine charcoal to make my first marks, then modeled using a deep reddish brown NuPastel, white charcoal pencil and white NuPastel.
You can see the velvety quality of the paper in the background strokes.
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07-07-2007, 01:06 PM
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'06 Artists Mag Finalist, '07 Artists Mag Finalist, ArtKudos Merit Award Winner '08
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Dear Chris
This is a very lovely drawing. You are so good! Look at that wonderful nose and eye. I love the reflected light and confident, strong marks. You draw like you are sight reading and so your work is like a song.
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07-07-2007, 01:41 PM
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Chris
Beautiful draftsmanship this one goes into my favorite drawings folder.
Looking forward to knowing what kind of paper was used.
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07-09-2007, 08:10 AM
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Juried Member FT professional, '06 finalist Portrait Society of Canada, '07 finalist Artist's Mag,'07 finalist Int'al Artist Mag.
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Beautiful drawing Chris!
Great energic strokes. I like a lot your choice of colors too.
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07-10-2007, 10:36 PM
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Chris,
I just saw this--what a beautiful drawing! I've been staring at the close-up, admiring the exquisite marks that suggest the features by describing the edges and transitions of the different planes. As a whole it projects life and immediacy. I'd like to see this in person.
Can you post details of other parts of the drawing?
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07-11-2007, 09:02 AM
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Ok! Ok!
It is not the artist that made this great drawing. It is of course, the paper I told her to get! GEEZ!
I had to dig my workshop art supply list out of the trash (computer) to find this. It is a beautiful paper and a beautiful drawing.
http://www.dakotapastels.com/paper_velour.shtml
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07-17-2007, 08:48 PM
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Beautiful, Chris!
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07-19-2007, 09:44 AM
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Nice drawing Chris. I like his expression. He looks just slightly uncomfortable befitting for his age. :-)
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07-19-2007, 08:10 PM
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Dear Chris,
You are giving us so much to look at with relative little application. Great work! Here the term "less is more" hits the target.
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