Stranger's Face
An
old collected image
waiting to be sketched.
This
void between holidays,
when
sessions to draw from models
aren’t happening.
I
resort to these strangers,
Attempting
to connect.
Of
course she remains
a
face in a photo,
a
stranger from
another’s
past.
5.5”x
8.5” fountain pen, oil sanguine and chalk on toned paper
Very intriguing...who is she?...reminds one of your sketches with mom...
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DeleteA face found in my file of photos of strangers.
And yet you draw her beautifully as if you had known her a long time. I love the idea of it, a face found in your file photos of stranger, I find that magnificent!
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DeleteIt is so much more rewarding to draw from life, even if the model is a stranger. By the time I’ve sketched her or him in a few poses, I feel like I know them. This doesn’t happen when drawing from photos.
...and yet...you seem to know every contour of her face...every hair on her head.
ReplyDeleteTHIS is is a type of genius...an intuition that captures a total stranger's Soul in a perfected work of art.
Aah...utter perfection...:)
Thank you
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