Girl #2 (unfinished)
pencil on paper
© Nicki Ault, 1999
Same model as the previous post, but different day. I like this one more. The last one has a stiffness to it and I prefer how I can capture the detail with pencil. Both would have been done in roughly two hours... clearly not enough time to get the job done!
I just took a break from packing and hope to be on the road in about two hours. I always get this wave of panic and sadness when I leave my boys, but once I am on the open road with my tunes cranked I know I will begin to relax. When I was at a class at Emma Lake last year a few of us were sitting around at the end of the day and one of the ladies asked why each of us had come and why some liked it so much they had returned. "Is it the love!?" she asked. Everyone had varying responses from it being on their "bucket list", to wanting to learn from the instructor. My response was that it is the only place I have found where I can just be "Me".
12 comments:
Wow Nicki...I'm really impressed with these sketches. Faces are so challenging are they? I'm in love with "Found Sky". It is deep, a little dark and ominous and has a great title.
Hi Nicki,
I like that "me"(you), and call her friend. Like the drawing too. It's good to know where you feel at home. We are so defined by our roles, but painter is certainly one of the big ones.
You go girl.
XO Barbara
The girl looks great though it is still unfinished. I could tell this would turn out to be a wonderful work of art! I like how you did the eyes. Thanks for sharing this!
Nicki, this is lovely! I hear you about being filled with sadness/panic! That is *completely* me. I was just reading about a famous artist who painted at Emma Lake...David Alexander maybe? Well, it seems to be steeped in a great art history/mystique. Hope you enjoy your work there ; ) Look forward to seeing it when you post again.
wonderful drawing Nicki!
this is amazing for two hours!! and i don't think the other one is stiff at all! they are both very beautiful and you have the shadows and highlights on the face down to detail! great work!
Hi Sheila,
Yes, faces are difficult and challenging... maybe why I am becoming more and more intrigued with them.
Thank you for your comments on Found Sky- I am happy to hear your reaction to it.
Nicki
Hi Barbara, dear friend. Thank you, yes, I would love to share the Kenderdine Campus with all my blogger friends. It is a wonderful place and ".. if I had a million dollars..." I'd take you all!
XO Nicki
Thank you Daniel, so good to see a comment from you again. Thank you for letting me know about your positive reaction to this drawing.
Nicki
Hi Kim,
Yes, David Alexander is going to be the artist in residence for a two week period this summer. I am so tempted to apply, but two weeks is too long for me at this stage. Maybe someday.
You would love it there... I dream of a day when some of my bog friends can join me. Sigh.
Nicki
Thank you Mikko!
Hi Artist! How wonderful to see a comment from you. I appreciate your kind words, thank you! And I am glad you find them both enjoyable.
N.
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