Ann

Ann, 16"x20", Charcoal on Paper

I think this is a great combination of light/dark shapes with the abstract lines of the shapes. I like that the drawing is not trying to look perfect. It has the right amount of aggression. I like this one more than the others :)

Thanks Annie for always sitting. You're great at it!

Ann

Ann, 16"x20, Charcoal on Paper

Well sometimes things work and sometimes they do not, if there was more time on this drawing I would pay more attention to her eyes. They are just not working together and the size, I think the tendency in drawing is to make eyes too big, as the case in this drawing. Having said that I still like the drawing. C'mon we all have to be gentle with ourselves, otherwise what is the point of making the work if I am not going to learn.

Ann

Ann, 16"x20", Charcoal on Paper

This drawing is more aggressive than the others so far, I think it was done pretty fast. All of the drawings are approximately 15-25 minutes one pose sittings, usually done while talking or laughing with Arthur and Ann.

Ann

Ann, 16"x20", Charcoal on Paper

Mary Beth McKenzie taught me when drawing/painting to make one side with the other. Meaning if I am working on the right eye to then go directly to the left eye and work there, right side of the nose then to go and work on the left, work both sides at the same time.

Helpful tips :)

Ann

Ann, 16"x20", Charcoal on Paper

A step further from the last drawing for the better. Sometimes when drawing I just look for shapes in the face compared to looking for vertical/horizontal alignment i.e.; dropping a plum line from the iris of the left eye (in drawing) and seeing the tip of the nose in that line. Actually the idea is if one was to bake a cake is to have all the ingredients at the same time.

The bake a cake analogy comes from my former teacher Nancy Ross who passed away a few years ago. I loved her and she was amazing. She would always use that bake a cake thing. The idea is you need all the ingredients at the same time having eggs and no flour will not work.  So you in a drawing you need light and dark lines, thick and thin, how to make the drawing look at shapes, look at alignment, all the ingredients at once. I don't belong in a kitchen, but I do know what she was talking about regarding the cake, thanks Nancy.

Ann

Ann, 16"x20", Charcoal on Paper

I like this drawing much better than the previous one. I like the mark making abstract lines on the side of the face and neck.

ann

Ann, 16"x20", Charcoal on Paper

Not exactly sure what I was trying to accomplish with this drawing, but I know when I draw I prefer to stand so I can view my drawing from a distance, however that doesn't happen drawing at Arthur's house. We work with the paper in our laps and I think it takes time to adjust.

I also needed time to adjust the shapes of Ann's face compared to Charmaine, who is no longer working as Arthur's nurse. As Arturo healed Charmaine services were no longer needed regardless of what great skills she posses as a nurse. She needs to work as a nurse and not an artists model because the difference is only one of the job pays LOL.