I am looking forward to trying my ‘facial feature proximity’ technique on live subjects instead of my photo, when shelter in place is over. It was a bit counterintuitive, when I noticed that my right nostril was really close to my right eye. It was even closer in the photo. The lesson I take […]
There were bright highlights and dark shadows in the reference photo for this sketch. I decided to emphasize the eyes by using an eraser to brighten the whites.
Foreshortening practice.
My younger, hairier self:
I introduced asymmetry in yesterday’s portrait accidentally. I was too tired to fix it and published it as it was. My artistic error gave way to musings on asymmetry and my efforts to understand Mike, my older brother who is autistic, nonverbal and low functioning. I’ve been thinking a lot about Mike these days. He […]
Once again, this drawing did not bring me immediate satisfaction. The first error I noticed was the size difference between the glasses lenses. Later, it occurred to me that the whole face is asymmetric. Asymmetry played a significant role in my artistic development. My older brother, Mike is autistic, nonverbal and low functioning. His eyes […]
