profile: drawing.

Carlos Ygoa · 02-21-2007, 04:34 PM

This is such a beautifully drawn head. And the perfect way you handled the tones in her hair; what little is seen in the anatomy of her upper back, the turn of her neck...everything. Such visual impact...hard to resist. Congratulations!

Marina Dieul · 02-21-2007, 09:12 PM

It's strange that some of you have the feeling of an oil painting, because in reality it doesn't look like a painting at all. It really looks flat , matt, and grainy in comparison with the paintings around. Photos sometimes give another dimension to our works. And it's a great tool too, to see the work with a fresh eye...
Anyway, thank you Enzie and Carlos for your kind comments.

Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco · 02-23-2007, 08:25 AM

Marina, I am the last to get here, but I am glad I made it !
The range of colours you managed to suggest by only using tone is amazing.
Truely beautiful
Ilaria

Janel Maples · 02-23-2007, 09:18 PM

Congratulations Marina,

I agree with all of the rest, this is absolutely beautiful! And I too am blown away with the range of colors you were able to suggest with black and red. What an eye opener.

Janel

Marina Dieul · 02-26-2007, 09:32 AM

OK,
I apologize to all who thought it looks like an oil painting : you are right. A friend came and when I asked her " Did you see my last drawing ? " she exclaimed " What ? I thought it was an oil painting !"
It's just me who can't see it this way...

Karine,
thank you for taking the time to comment. You are free to see what you want in my work.
I think it's like raising a child : you do your best, but there's a moment where you have no more control and your work has his own life ( in viewers eyes).

Sharon, Ilaria, Janel,
thank you very much for your enthousiasm. I didn't expect such reaction for a rather simple drawing. It makes me want to do some more to develop the possibilities of this technique...

Tom Edgerton · 02-27-2007, 09:52 AM

Ditto to what Alex has said...all the technique's in the service of the spirit.

I'm amazed also at what has come from just the two colors.

Linda Brandon · 02-27-2007, 01:43 PM

Hi Marina, I am late to this thread but I just wanted to add to everyone's vote that this is truly a fine drawing. Managing black charcoal and red chalk is not easy to do and on a technical level, this is very nicely managed. The head wrap gives this child an 18th century air, romantic and innocent.