Blue Eyed Sweety
 

I finished her yesterday. My sister and brother-in law know her from church (her parents won the commission at our church auction!) and they said I captured her quiet sweetness which is exactly what I was after.

Thank you for your input and thanks for looking!

Patty

I should mention the little "moon" you see on her neck is a strawberry birthmark she was nervous about showing and which mom was questioning. I think it looks like a moon and is very sweet.

Patricia,

You have really captured something special here. This is a beautiful, beautiful drawing!! I absolutely love it. What a sweet , lovely girl. And I like that you included the birthmark - after all, it's part of who she is. But you've included it with the perfect touch, or lack of emphasis.

Just beautiful.

David

Pat, I second David. You have captured the essence of her youth and that is what its all about. Congratulations on a well executed drawing.

Sincere regards,
mischa

Pat, I guess I've said it already in the Critiques section but I love this drawing. I think it's your best yet and I know there will be more to come. There's a silvery, alive quality in it. Beautiful!

David, Mischa, Alexandra,
Your positive comments mean allot to me. I experienced the greatest rush throughout this drawing! It flowed out with little struggle. I wish all drawings were this much fun!!

Pat, it

Delightfully captivating!

Pat, this is very special. Great work! Janet

Absolutely lovely Patty! I agree, your best yet :thumbsup:

Patty, This is so very beautiful. I know her family must be thrilled. It is everything that this type of portrait should be. Is it charcoal or graphite? How big?
Lovely!
Louise

Very blue eyed and very sweet. I wonderfully sensitive job.

Pat,
I echo Allan : "She shines like a pearl" , I almost see the shell around...
It's a sweet and delicate drawing.

Thank you all for the stunning adjectives. It really has been exciting for me to open the forum and see your responses. A real confidence booster considering the move I am making for my art.

To answer Louise's question, it is on Canson paper about 16 x 12 and I am hoping they matt and frame it square as shown here. I used graphite beginning with H and going as dark at 8b. After establishing with the H pencil the drawings I begin to develop the shadow, constantly measuring this angle from that, this lenghth betwee points A and B (ie eye to nose, nose to center lip, to chin, to neck. Corner of eye to nostril, angle and length. There are a million ways to measure and I measure and measure and measure throughout the entire drawings. I never count directly on my eye.

All the while I am thinking of my subject, remembering how I felt about her, her relationship with her dad during the photo shoot, thinking feeling the love that was so obvious between them. it helps me in my attempt to do the most important of all, capture her spirit and personality.

I loved the process and cannot wait to do the next one of her whic will hopefully be accepted by a gallery who is interested in my graphite work and have aksed me for samples of children in particular. Ref photo attached.

Thank you again for your positive responses. You may never know how much it means to me.

Very sincerely
Patty

Wow, Patty! This is wonderful! You've caught that special sweetness, no doubt. And a beautifully done drawing.

Thanks you, Julie!! And I will get to see you and your work in just 14 days!! :) :)

Pat,
This is fantastic!! I am so happy for you that you have a gallery interested in representing your work. Congratulations and best of luck!

thanks, Janel, I'll let you know how it goes!!

Patricia, I just had to add my compliments to this long list. What a sensitive drawing!
Ilaria