Thank you Jimmie, Marcus and Carol!
Jimmie, Thank you for your kind words. I'm a huge fan of yours. Although I didn't comment a lot , everytime I look at your work, I'm in awe. The energy and life in your drawings are just amazing! It's so refreshing to see them. Let's say, you're my inspiration for this type of looser style, so Thank you! Have to say I really enjoy working on this one and will be experimenting with this style a lot more in the future. That said, it doesn't mean I'm giving up " tight realism", I hate to use the word "photorealism" because photorealism itself doesn't interest me in the least, my real goal is to go beyond the surface, capturing the soul, the spirit, the life and emotion that others fail to see, cameras fail to capture. In my opinion, tight portraits are like novels, this type of drawings are poems.They convey different things, even contradictory at some point. Both fascinating but different. While tight portraits are intense and haunting, this type of work gives a sense of life and freedom. There's no pressure, very relaxing. I truly enjoy both styles immensely. Perhaps in the future I might experiment some more and find a way to combine both styles in a drawing. In the meantime, I'll just draw, draw, draw and draw some more....
PS, I did take a 4 year break from art because of my study, only picked it up again in late 2003. I can't tell you how much I regret it. Nothing can make me abandon art now, not even my parents, my future job (if it's not art related) or my future husband. This is the true love of my life. lol
