I normally carry a pencil sharpener with me when I know I’m going to sketch. It usually isn’t necessary since my drawing implements are nicely pointed most of the time. Imagine my dismay when I sat down to make a group portrait and discovered that the point of my pencil was gone! It looked like a truncated cone of graphite. Needless to say, I had forgotten my sharpener.

One must proceed with the tools one has at the moment.

(Note, the male studier has a black mask covering his chin – not a beard.)

Study Group in the Rough
Pencil Sketch
8.5″x5.5″ 138# Cold Pressed Mix Media Paper