Third time's a charm

David Draime · 03-22-2006, 12:21 PM

Patricia,
This is a really beautiful drawing. I agree with what Mischa has said. It is such a delicate drawing, yet done with such confidence and mastery. Beautiful expressions on the girls. Whoever is getting this work of art will be blown away.

David

Patricia Joyce · 03-22-2006, 02:06 PM

Thank you, David. I don't know about confidence and mastery because I really struggled with this. But I'm happy it gives off that impression. The woman who has commissioned this piece is also representing my work in her small gallery in Ct. So, of course, I wanted a strong piece for her to show clients. She is having a show in May and this and two other drawings of mine will be exhibited.

Alexandra Tyng · 03-22-2006, 06:32 PM

Pat, I look forward to seeing your drawings every time I notice you have a new post. There is such delicacy in the way you handle graphite, and you capture the expressions so well. Congratulations on the connection to the gallery in CT. I hope she gets some commissions for you. (Can't imagine why she wouldn't.)

Terri Ficenec · 03-22-2006, 07:00 PM

Beautiful Pat! but this is a tease -- I'd love to see some bigger images of it!

Claudemir Bonfim · 03-22-2006, 07:16 PM

You really captured a beautiful expression. I liked the teeth very much.

Claudemir Bonfim · 03-22-2006, 07:17 PM

What sort of pencil and paper did you use?

Patricia Joyce · 03-23-2006, 10:45 AM

I just returned from the post office. Does anyone else get the feeling of lettin go of a "child" when they send their work out to the client? I have a sort of ritual before sending, saying a little prayer as it goes on it way! My family accuses me of being too emotional but for portraiture I think it has great value...

Thank you for your great compliments Alexandra and Terri, they mean allot to me. I haven't figured out how to post a small pic here where you can click to a larger view.

To answer your questions, Claudemir, my favorite graphite pencils are Staedler Mars which I have to order from Dick Blick because can't get them in Cleveland. The paper is a light gray Mi-Teintes, on the smooth side. My approach is a snails pace but I put in very light washes of graphite, slowly building with softer pencils, going no softer than a 6B (advice from Juan Martinez). And I learned from Jimmie Arroya that is softens and make a portrait more cohesive to do another light wash with the harder lead at the end. Currently it takes me over 30 hours to complete a drawing.