I thought I’d start the New Year with something from the end of the old. This is the last piece I did as a pastel demonstration in the Drawing and Painting the Portrait class I teach, and it’s been nestled in the flat files for a couple weeks for safekeeping until I get a frame made for it.
The model, Sarah, is an artist herself, and the granddaughter of the distinguished teacher and painter Snowden Hodges. We did this over about 4 sessions, if I recall, which was just about right.
Sarah has agreed to be my subject for a drawing demonstration I’m doing at Art After Dark on the 25th of January at the Honolulu Museum of Art.
It will be a very active affair overall, I’m told that 1000 + visitors can easily pass through the doors of the Museum that night, but Sarah and I are promised safe haven in the very lovely Mediterranean Courtyard, and it will be a pleasure to spend the 3 hours drawing Sarah and providing some insight into the process for interested guests.
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Awesome! Great start for the New Year.
Best wishes to you and the model on your drawing demonstration.
Keep it simple and enjoy the scene.
Thanks John, and your advice is well taken. It’s always good to give these things a shot.