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Subtle landscape of the face

2/19/2016

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If anyone had asked me a year ago, was I interested in making portraits, I would have said definitely not. Yet it's hard for me to resist focusing on a model's face. The general plan is, with few exceptions, always the same. What's engrossing: the subtle shades of difference in bone, skin, light, and expression, the deviations from symmetry dictated by the pose and the person's own face. Not to mention the luxurious responsibility of gazing intently at one person for hours on end. I drew Tsering four times (here are the 2 profiles) before I started to paint the oil (center).
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Debra
2/19/2016 07:39:02 am

Beautiful work, Madeline!

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Jeff
2/19/2016 07:57:29 am

Really lovely. Such a strong, interesting and beautiful face.

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Jill
2/19/2016 08:23:31 am

I love this portrait, it is beautiful.

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Mark Flanders
2/19/2016 03:59:39 pm

Nice work Madi!

I took a drawing class some years ago to finish off my little 2 year degree and was surprised how it felt to focus and learn the hand-eye-mind experience. I didn't do as well as you have here, but it was an eye opener! Go Go! Great face.

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Caroline Woodward
2/20/2016 07:47:54 am

I am truly impressed Madeline!! Love you muchly!

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