Sarum Studio, week 5
‘Charlie’. Charcoal on Roma paper, life size.
The contour of the lower half of the face was probably the most difficult to put in, but it got there eventually. The downside in taking so long to lock in the shapes, is that my constant putting in and taking out left the paper quite scarred. Fortunately the worst places are in areas of shadow and halftone, so are not too obvious unless you’re looking for them. The main problem I found is that as the surface of the paper became a little fuzzy, it was difficult to create a sharp line if required. For example, I wanted to put the earring in with a simple sharp thin line. No chance!
Really lovely portrait, Helen. Lots of soul. Particularly like the treatment of background and unfinished edges.
Great to see the progression of your work over the course. Can’t wait to get stuck back in myself. Hope to see you in October!
Hello Amanda. Thank you for taking a look and commenting. I’m sorry for the delayed reply, but I limped to the end of the course feeling absolutely shattered!
It was a good summer though, and I’m interested to see how my work at home will progress after this period of practice. Do you feel you are approaching work any differently? It was lovely to meet you and (all being well) will be great to catch up again in October. I do find the discipline of a class setting to be good for me. Already it’s lunchtime and not a lot has happened that I could call productive!