ShayLin

David Draime · 01-15-2007, 10:50 PM

This is one of my students. I'm pretty happy with this one - especially as I was able to finish it in one day, about 7 - 8 hours - which, for me is fast. Charcoal/white highlights on toned paper. approx. 17 X 23.

Luca Vallifuoco · 01-16-2007, 03:58 AM

One word..beautiful...
I love this portrait..
Have you some picture about the work in progress? Which kind of paper is it?

Alexandra Tyng · 01-16-2007, 11:22 AM

Just beautiful, David. This tops them all! Such perfect skin and hair texture and modeling of all the planes in the head. It's a riveting portrait.

Cynthia Daniel · 01-16-2007, 11:59 AM

I agree! Very sensitive.

Claudemir Bonfim · 01-16-2007, 01:42 PM

That's great!

Great lighting.

Julie Deane · 01-16-2007, 05:55 PM

Beautiful job, David!

Mischa Milosevic · 01-18-2007, 05:27 PM

David, this and the other charcoals that you posted are awesome! I am overjoyed when I see other artist using this medium. Please post when ever you have a chance I can never get enough of good solid work.

Michele Rushworth · 01-18-2007, 11:07 PM

Lovely. I particularly like the sensitive use of white. Too often in this technique artists are tempted to over use it and it overwhelms the toned paper. Not here, though. The lights just seem to grow naturally out of the mid tones. So nice!

David Draime · 01-19-2007, 12:25 AM

Thank you so much everyone.

Mischa, Well, I'm glad you said I should post whenever possible as I have quite a few more of these in the pipeline and I was wondering if I should post them all. I guess I'll go until you say "stop!"

Michele, I agree with you totally about the tendency to overuse the whites - I'm guilty of this on some of my previous work and I always have to guard against it. It's a real temptation, as it is so satisfying when you start adding the highlights - you just want to keep on adding....they can be quite seductive. So...I'm glad you think there is a balance here.

David