So. I've decided to start a portrait. Not for me. For someone else. I just felt so motivated, called, led, whatever you want to call it, to draw this portrait today. I have drawn portraits of children for fathers that are continents apart, beloved dogs in heaven for heartbroken masters, spirit animals, pet fishys that have seen everything, guitars that have heard it all, and now I draw a pair of loved ones for a sad face. I don't know why I do it, I just do. I don't know how long it will take, or how it will turn out. I don't know if it will end up with color in it or if it will stay black and white. All I know is that it feels right. I usually have trouble with the eyes, but already they look good so far.
This portrait will undergo lots of changes, sometimes I will erase large portions that make me unhappy and re-draw them. I use a grid-like method when I draw portraits to keep me from feeling overwhelmed at all the large space. That way I can break it all down to smaller squares. My art teacher in high school taught me this method of drawing with large spaces and it works quite well for me. I will update the blog each day with my progress.
I have NEVER shown ANYONE my portraits in progress before, besides my high school art teacher. Drawings undergo so many changes, good and bad, before the completed masterpiece. I don't really even show anyone my drawings, period. So this is new for me too. Bear with me.
I apologize for the poor quality of my photos, I take most of them at night because my children do not afford me time in the mornings when the light is better.
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