Wednesday, October 16, 2019

The 16th of Inktober -- Portrait time


Bibby's new dress
Black marker on paper
5.5 x 8.5 inches
Barbara Muir © 2019
What I love about Inktober is the challenge of trying to
draw something -- if not every day, as often as possible.
Today it's a portrait, and I enjoyed thinking about texture
in terms of line, very different from painting, although
many of my favourite painters' portraits begin with
a detailed line drawing on the canvas.

The portrait tonight is of a little girl who just got a new
dress.  I could keep going with the portrait and fill in all
of the pattern and texture of the dress, but I felt like
her expression mattered the most, and it's all there.
What a treat to draw.

Have a loving your work day.

2 comments:

  1. Thank you so much Steven,

    Me too. The girl looks even happier than she did
    in the photo reference.

    XOXOXOXOXO Barbara

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