Robert

[Debra Jones]

This is from a week ago Saturday in the Scottsdale Artists' School.

Their open studio for portraiture is Monday evening and Saturday afternoon. I have not been doing humans for a while and although I was happy with this three-hour pose, a comment unsettled me.

One of my peers commented on his oversized forehead (which to my observation was just right), and a thought occured to me. Is it a better idea to "normalize" a pose or try to convey the uniqueness of the model?

My energy for portraiture has waned with the very idea that the generic is why I am here. This pastel with whatever imperfections my eye saw. What does portraiture OWE to the model?

Am I making sense?