Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Gracia and Louise


This charcoal drawing is my first double portrait. The sitters are Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison. Gracialoiuse

Gracia and Louise work together on most of their projects, so I thought it was a good idea to have them on the same paper. I worked on this for some time, constantly making decisions and rubbing bits out. I like unfinished drawings, because people are a work in progress and the unfinished state of the image reflects the same condition as a human being.

They both sat so still, and posed one at a time, as the pics show. Neither Gracia nor Louise had sat for a portrait before, so it was a nice experience for all of us.



Gracia and Louise, 2017, charcoal and pastel on paper, 53 x 70 cm

Drawing Louise



Gracia sitting still.


Drawing Gracia

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