Perhaps you remember some of the copies I have created of famous artworks. Today I want to share with you a copy I made of one of my own figure drawings. I had done a pencil sketch in Florence, Italy, of a model named Gianni (Johnny) on 20 February 2009. It was only a 40-minute sketch (two 20-minutes poses), but I rather liked him.
So recently I decided to redraw the art onto some crème Italian Umbria paper using charcoal and white pastel. These materials give me a greater range of tone to play with than pencil and I was happy that I was able to improve upon my original drawing.
“Gianni 2009”
18” x 8”
Charcoal and Pastel
Umbria paper
If interested in the figure drawing “Gianni 2009” please contact:
The Franklin Barry Gallery in Indianapolis.
617 Massachusetts Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Tel. 317.822.8455
Contact: Don Elliott
2 comments:
Interesting how you improved the range of values after the fact, using the original drawing from the live session as reference. I wonder if you had a strong memory of the live session or if your work was informed by a general knowledge of anatomy. Anyway I'm just rambling... the point is I'm fascinated with the process, and in awe of the results.
Thanks, Andrew. For me, it is almost always a combination of many things. And a striking pose and decent drawing session can aid the rest of the efforts.
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