Josiah

Anthony LeTourneau · 07-15-2003, 12:20 AM

Here is a recent charcoal of my son. A few months ago I followed a thread of William Whitaker and in it he shared with us the work of his mentor and teacher. Each stroke of his was done with such intent and with such purpose....that I intended to work in like manner. In this work I spent much more time observing and seeing before I made my statement... probably twice as long, and I enjoyed it twice as much.

Any comments would be helpful.

Mike Dodson · 07-16-2003, 05:05 PM

Anthony,

I like this drawing. It has a classic pose and yes you can see that each stroke was placed with purpose but also loosely drawn with confidence.

If I were to make one suggestion it might be that the value around his left eye seems a bit dark, otherwise a very nice drawing in my opinion.

Anthony LeTourneau · 07-23-2003, 10:06 AM

Mike,

Thanks for the comments! Your observation on the values around his left eye are correct. It is nice to have a Forum like this to get feedback from others with expertise. My studio is fairly rural and I don't get the opportunity for a crtique as often as I would like, so your comments are highly valued.

Thanks.

Michele Rushworth · 07-24-2003, 12:11 AM

Very nice. I particularly like the drapery of the loose shirt. The whole image (looking up, holding a staff) has a religious feel to it.

Steven Sweeney · 08-02-2003, 10:17 AM

Anthony,

Slight delay in getting into the thread as I look around for places to slide back into the Forum without undue disruption, but I thought I

Lon Haverly · 10-04-2003, 06:04 PM

Anthony, this is a very artistic drawing, and I congratulate you on focussing on your line quality. That is a very important aspect of drawing, and also allows the artist to improve faster. When you draw like this, your confidence in your lines will grow with each drawing. All the other considerations od light, line, edges, etc., are important, true, but you are learning something here that is not taught in schools. If a person cannot learn to make good lines, all the other data is useless. I have virtually ceased from critiquing my students work, except to inspire them to draw with more passion to each line by demonstration. If you have to go back and correct the lines, you lose. (That is the mindset, anyway.)