Jason

[David Draime]

On this one I tried to be a little looser in the first stages, then tightening up on the rendering of the face. It's an issue that has bedeviled me for a long time. I am often too enamored of details, even unimportant details, so a lot of my drawings have an "over-rendered" look. I think a successful drawing has to achieve a balance between fine rendering and more expressive, probing mark-making. It's hard to achieve, and I don't think I've gotten very far with this one, but it is a step in the right direction for me. In the past, I would have spent a week rendering Jason's plaid shirt. whereas this one took me about 30 minutes, and I'm sure it looks much better this way.

Charcoal/white pastel on toned paper. Approx. 17" X 22."

[Claudemir Bonfim]

Hi David,

Great drawings, I liked this one and Michelle's very much.

[Tom Edgerton]

David--

Another stunning drawing..."the hits just keep on coming."

I know what you mean about the over-rendering pitfall--I sometimes (often) fall prey to it myself. I try to remember that detail draws the eye, and as Mr. Kinstler reminds us, we're telling stories. So to construct the "hierarchy of detail," I try to answer two questions: "What do I want to communicate?" and "where do I want the viewer to look, and in what order?"

This one has it down perfectly.

Hope to see you in Reston.

--TE

[Alexandra Tyng]

Beautiful, David! You really have captured the essence of each individual. I love his eyes. The same things I said about the one of Michelle are true here.

[Enzie Shahmiri]

You rock David!

This is a very nice drawing as well and it is nice to see more of your skilled work as you are getting faster to achieve those wonderful results.

I just hate to have to wait for months to see another one of your drawings!

[Julie Deane]

Very nice, David. One really gets a sense of his personality too.
Is this one of your students? What fun! Makes me want to teach h.s. art instead of speech!