I propped up the mirror directly in front of me, rather close, on the drawing board to simply glance up and down. Some others are 3/4 view.
wc ----- Original Message ---- From: Michael Brady <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 9:45:21 PM Subject: Re: Contemporary Portraits William > The drawing was made 10 yrs. ago. when I made several pencil portraits at the same time and this one is the best likeness but maybe not the best drawing (but the collector who has that one says it is also a good likeness). The drawing is exceptionally good. It's a delight to look at. The hair (and beard and moustache, too) is really well done, especially at the upper left (proper right). I like the way the lines that form the shadow on your nose and cheek so nicely become your beard. The coloring of the lower lip, the weak reflected light on your left temple, etc. Really nice. And ... your gaze is fixed directly at the viewer. Whenever I've done a self-portrait, the mirror has been off to one side, so I'm looking at the viewer in 3/4 view. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Brady [email protected] http://considerthepreposition.blogspot.com/ http://thinkinglikeadesigner.blogspot.com/ Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected]
