“Self Portrait (Head Study, Looking Left and Up)” 9 × 12 inches, Crayon on Rives BFK paper
This is a handmade, original work of art NOT A PRINT and NOT AI GENERATED
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These self portraits are partly a way of studying my own anatomy and understanding the forms I want to paint. Here my head is tipped back and turned to the left. That angle gives me a chance to work through the relationship between the forehead, nose, jaw, and the long stretch of the neck.
I'm also experimenting with the vocabulary of drawing. The outline of the head is quite direct, while short hatch marks and broader areas of shading build up the face and neck. The crayon catches the texture of the paper. Some areas, particularly around the eye, ear, and beard, have more concentrated marks, while other passages are left much lighter. These are the kinds of contour lines and hatch marks I'm considering leaving exposed in my paintings.
Looking closely at myself is part of the work behind my Self Directed projects. A small head study gives me room to concentrate on the structure of my face and on how different kinds of marks describe it.
I photographed the drawing against black felt to show the deckled edges of the Rives BFK paper and how the composition sits on the sheet. The black felt is only a photographic backdrop and is not part of the artwork.
“Self Portrait (Head Study, Looking Left and Up)” 9 × 12 inches, Crayon on Rives BFK paper
This is a handmade, original work of art NOT A PRINT and NOT AI GENERATED
FREE SHIPPING Shipping takes 3–4 Weeks This ships from San Carlos, California (The San Francisco Bay Area). I use UPS and sometimes US Post.
These self portraits are partly a way of studying my own anatomy and understanding the forms I want to paint. Here my head is tipped back and turned to the left. That angle gives me a chance to work through the relationship between the forehead, nose, jaw, and the long stretch of the neck.
I'm also experimenting with the vocabulary of drawing. The outline of the head is quite direct, while short hatch marks and broader areas of shading build up the face and neck. The crayon catches the texture of the paper. Some areas, particularly around the eye, ear, and beard, have more concentrated marks, while other passages are left much lighter. These are the kinds of contour lines and hatch marks I'm considering leaving exposed in my paintings.
Looking closely at myself is part of the work behind my Self Directed projects. A small head study gives me room to concentrate on the structure of my face and on how different kinds of marks describe it.
I photographed the drawing against black felt to show the deckled edges of the Rives BFK paper and how the composition sits on the sheet. The black felt is only a photographic backdrop and is not part of the artwork.
