Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Last portrait class study

22" x 30" graphic stick

I have been a little under the weather lately and didn't have much energy for the last portrait class I took this fall quarter. Two models seemed daunting.

I had just been to The National Gallery in Washington DC where I had spent time looking at the work of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. He was masterly at capturing groups of people and crowd scenes in which the figures are highly individualized. So with these two models I tried to achieve that feeling. They were actually sitting further apart with space in between them but I decided to draw them closer together. I liked the way his light skin profile worked against her dark skin.
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14 comments:

  1. jgrDecember 28, 2010 at 4:32 PM

    Wonderful sketch! Your line work is great and it does have a Toulouse-Lautrec feeling about it. Oh, such inspiration! I hope you're feeling better too.

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  2. sueDecember 28, 2010 at 7:10 PM

    Oh, Jennifer, these are powerful! Love these two. Hope you are rallying and feeling better--in time for the new year dawning! Really lovely work--I like the strong vertical lines in the background as well.

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  3. Barbara BDecember 28, 2010 at 9:13 PM

    Very, very nice sketches. You have given her face such lovely contours.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 29, 2010 at 1:34 PM

    Beautiful graphoc stick work Jennifer!
    Ronell

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  5. Dan KentDecember 29, 2010 at 5:54 PM

    I love this. Honestly, it does look like a T-L drawing. It looks like an etching. So well done.

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  6. Mari Brown and ColourblobDecember 29, 2010 at 6:10 PM

    Love it, great lines and I like the models (I always like when they are not the typical size or look, but rather intresting and unique). Well Done!!

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  7. UnknownDecember 31, 2010 at 5:21 PM

    Happy New Year to you, Jennifer! Thanks for all the inspiration!

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    I think this is one of my all-time favorites of yours, Jennifer! Beautiful lines that vary and are so expressive!! Wonderful! Happy New Year to you!

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  9. danaJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    WOW. your best work in my opinion.

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  10. UnknownJanuary 5, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    I love the looseness of this sketch. Very nice!

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  11. martha millerJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    Hi Jennifer!

    Fun to see your beautiful work on-line! This last drawing of yours is simply a stunner. I hope that you are feeling better - it was great to have you in my class!Happy New Year!


    All BEST!
    Martha

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  12. Margaret AnnJanuary 8, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    A beautiful sensitive study...well done! Your talent runs deep. :)

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  13. Tahirih GofficJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    A great sketch! I do see a bit of Tolousse Lautrec inspiration there, too.

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  14. JaneneJanuary 17, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    I like this a lot too! The juxtaposition adds much.

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