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Old 11-13-2004, 01:59 PM   #1
Hanna Larsson Hanna Larsson is offline
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Hi!

This is a self portrait I did an evening to try out the ground on which it is drawn. Done with charcoal and pearlish white pastel. The ground is a framed 90 x 90 cm foam board "dressed" with linen.

At some point in the early stages of the drawing, or maybe even before I got started, I saw a resemblance in my expression with Vermeers "Girl with pearl earring". But in the end and after looking at Vermeers painting they are not much alike.

Anyways, here goes...
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Old 11-13-2004, 07:00 PM   #2
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Hanna, this is lovely. And it definitely reminds me of the Vermeer. The drawing is beautifully done. I take it you were happy with the ground?
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Old 11-14-2004, 08:45 AM   #3
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Gorgeous! I love it!
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Old 11-14-2004, 10:44 AM   #4
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This is beautiful Hanna. I really like the lighting (rim lighting, I think it's called?), and your portrayal of it, as well as how your drawing technique supports the center of interest. My only comment is that your hand looks a little dark, like you might be wearing a glove. I tried to go to your website to see if you had other beautiful charcoal drawings to look at, but it wasn't working?

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Old 11-14-2004, 11:06 AM   #5
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Thank you!

Now the website link should be working. The website itself is not very complete at the moment though.

I am happy with the ground. Especially considered I found six of them very, very cheap. Thought I
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Old 11-14-2004, 12:54 PM   #6
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Hannah,

Really beautifully drawn. Nice to see you back with such a wonderful piece.
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Old 11-14-2004, 01:54 PM   #7
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Hanna, I really like how you've combined the "finished" face with a sketchier body, and I love your attitude in this portrait, too.
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Old 12-06-2004, 10:44 PM   #8
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Hanna,

I'm surprised I missed this one, beautifully drawn and handled.
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