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First finished drawing in 15 years
Hi, this is the first "finished" drawing that I've made in 15 years. I've always loved drawing, but I haven't taken one beyond a clean sketch since high school.
This portrait of my wife is roughly 8x10 in graphite and white conte. It was started also as a sketch just to try out a new set of pencils and paper, which I picked up after the da Vinci show. It was about 3 a.m. with an urge to draw, so I hopped in the shower to wake myself up and started drawing. About half way into it, I decided to make it a finished piece. Done at 7 a.m., I was very happy with it and fell asleep.
Anyway, I was looking for some advice because I was thinking of offering drawings besides my pastels to potential clients who either don't want color, or who don't want to spend the money on pastels.
The omission of hair was a personal choice, and I would do another example for clients to see. It was scanned directly from the drawing and looks grainy compared to the original.
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