My First Portrait Drawing!!
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I AM HALFWAY THERE IN COMPLETING ONE OF MY NEW YEAR’S GOALS FOR THIS MONTH! I HAVE COMPLETED A PIECE OF ART.
This is Matthew Songmaker, a boy of 14 I believe, who can play many instruments including the fiddle which he is doing here. I drew this from a black and white photograph he had posted on his Facebook page (with his and his dad’s permission of course.) π I haven’t felt this challenged in working on a drawing in years! I have been working on it for about a week now several hours a day, but it has really been fun and relaxing.
Yesterday I bought an 8×8 black frame for it, but I haven’t decided what color matting to frame it in yet. The drawing is 6.5″ x 6″ so it is going to be interesting. I couldn’t find a smaller frame; plus the square frame looks like it will work fine.
I left out background stuff that was blurry anyway since he was the focus of the picture. I plan to give this to him as a gift as soon as I’m finished.
My next new project is going to be trying my first watercolor portrait painting of my daughter. For now I will be getting back to working on my colored pencil Nativity scene.
Have a wonderful day everyone! Give someone you love a big hug. π
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Posted on January 7, 2014, in Art Talk and tagged art, pencil drawings. Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments.
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Some day, I hope to commission a drawing from you, something of a favorite photo like this. π
Expect it. π
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Hey! That would be great! I just got done with one and am awaiting my first check for painting for someone! π
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Exciting times. π
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Yes! π So where do you live?
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Ohio, USA. But moving to Oregon in the summer. π You?
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Northern California. Wow, going to Oregon? That’s where my daughter wants to go to college. π
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Looking good!
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Thank you, Elena! π
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This is really good. wow!
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Thank you, Hope! It took me a long time working a few hours a day, but I enjoyed it so much! I am giving it to Matthew on Monday, matted and framed. π
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That is lovely.
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Its a lovely drawing Patsy, and I like the composition, really focusing on the concentration in his face. He should be delighted with it!
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Thank you, Anna! It is actually how his dad took the picture, a close-up shot of him playing his fiddle. His dad loves it, but I haven’t heard what Matthew thinks yet. π
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Heyyy Δ± really love it…please keep drawing and Δ± am looking forward to see your watercolor portrait painting too! it is really really very good drawing…Δ± can see your lovely spirit on your drawing…sooo nice!!!
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Thank you so much! I may need to take a couple of days off since I hardly slept last night. I stayed up until 10 p.m. to finish it!
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excellent:)
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Thank you! π
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