Jackie

[Patricia Joyce]

This is a first drawing for a commission I am working on of four year old twins, identical twins to boot - I'm having fun with it, though I wish I were getting faster. To achieve the finish I prefer requires layers and layers of graphite washes, which is what you see on the face, but not on the hair..

Because this was not going to be the piece I sold to the client I thought I would finish it with some fun, that's why the hair is very loose and the lines in the neck and shoulders scrappy (I used this piece to correct these lines for the commission). But I just couldn't let this go unfinished because I felt there was some energy I enjoyed.

It has been accepted into my reps gallery in Ct. and is slated for a November show in New York. While building my painting skills, I have to say that I will never lose my love of drawing.