She started out with lots of straight lines. Robotic. And the eyes from her photograph glowed a strange tan and light blue-green. I kept debated whether to add those colors - just for fun. Still deciding.
As with many sketching exercises, one must try to decide when to stop. Yes, the drawing, erasing, drawing, thinking, changing, figuring, drawing, smoothing, adding little details could go on for days. Seriously.
One must decide how much Time one is willing to put into an Exercise.
This took perhaps a couple of hours - off and on.
I learned to look at noses again. Bear and dog noses are much alike AND oddly-shaped.
I learned to add and subtract.
I learned more about shapes and values.
Working with a simple Number 2 Graphite Pencil takes one back to basics. Pressure and easing up equal Darkness and Light. And, yes, this day the trusty rubber eraser was used early and often. This was "I have no pride day." This was Trying to "Remember Some Rules About Drawing Day."
And the habit of writing notes stays with me.
I'm starting to like that nose. It gave me fits. You do not know.
And whether this will become a Finished Drawing I still don't know. But it IS a drawing, and that's what counts.
Fare-thee-well,
Sue
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