Re: WELCOME!
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:00 pm
Hi Everyone! I’m Claire and a new member as of today. SO excited to be here. I have always loved to draw but never got any encouragement as a child or teenage and don’t think I showed any talent in high school that would make me stand out. However, when I became an empty nester, I thought about drawing again. I completed one course, but some of the content just didn’t stick and as I’m primarily a watercolorist (and in the last few years taken up pastels) I focused my energies on those 2 mediums. Then not too long ago I saw a graphite drawing posted in an FB group I belong to, and it just stopped me in my tracks. The artist wasn’t a professional, but it was in my opinion an exceptional beautifully rendered drawing, and it made me think of how much I’ve always loved graphite. I’m constantly in awe of what such a humble tool can create in skillful hands such as Mike’s. I often think (as a pastelist and watercolorist) of the old adage “color gets all the credit, but value does all the work” and never can that be more true than in a medium absent of color. I am really thrilled to be back on my graphite journey, as it’s a medium I have always loved and admired. Can’t wait to start! Here are just a couple of things I’ve done (a long time ago - nothing since) on my own.
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The portrait was a double challenge because I’d only done one portrait before (of a very young girl) and on this I only used one mechanical pencil. Just for kicks.
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