Touch
of Innocence
Another
face sketched
from
an old mail order catalog.
A
model, now probably as old as me,
pleasing
a now dead photographer
making
a slip magical,
with
powers of beauty
and
innocence.
Sketched
last week in Bogalusa, Louisiana. It had become too hot to sketch outside. I
remember as a kid looking for faces to sketch, going through the underwear section
in mail order catalogs. It was the only section where most of the models weren’t
showing off toothy smiles, which are still a challenge for me. The pretty faces
were instead reflective and serious, waiting to be captured by clueless awkward
kids, aspiring artists, like me.
7”x
10” ink and watercolor
I like these series from a catalog, very nice images, and words too!
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteBonjour cher Anthony,
ReplyDeleteOh non ! Vous n'êtes pas un artiste en herbe ! mais un talentueux artiste !
J'aime beaucoup la fragilité de cette jeune femme qui se cache dans cette jolie peinture.
Beaucoup de fraîcheur...
Gros bisous 🌸
Thank you… Though aspiring is how I see myself most of the time.
DeleteYes, a beautiful expression on a pretty face.
Aww...your words really touched my heart, Anthony.
ReplyDeleteThe innocence of youth...:))
And such a beautiful sketch, capturing (and, indeed, reviving) those much less complicated times.
Oh this is wonderful!! :))
Thank you
DeleteYes much less complicated way to view innocence, or so it seems.