"Brice"
20" x 16"Graphite and White Chalk
Just finished this portrait of Brice, one of my models. It's done on Tan Stonehenge paper which is one of my favorite papers to work on. Unfortunately graphite is a bear to photograph. I tried using my scanner, my good Nikon camera and my iPhone. It either comes out too grainy or too contrasty. Here the lamp on my easel is casting too much light on the image. But when I remove the light and try for even ambient light, that makes things look weird too. You'll just have to take my word for it that this looks much, much better in person. Transitions are very subtle in this piece but the photo just doesn't show that. I'm frustrated enough that this may be the last graphite drawing I post. Really.