Monday, February 20, 2012

Lexie's Summer - original charcoal portrait drawing


This was drawn about midsummer, when the boredom sets in.  Remember when summer went on forever?  I loved it - even if I didn't have anything to do sometimes.  Now time flies by, but Lexie hasn't gotten to the age where it just zooms along. 
I began drawing this from life - she is a wonderful model and can hold a pose amazingly well for a young girl - then finished from some quick sketches, plus a photo.  I kept it kind of loose and sketchy, but I'm pleased with the likeness.  This drawing is about 20 x 16" on Stonehenge paper.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  See what's new on my oil pastel blog!

6 comments:

Anthony Duce said...

Love the expression, so well portrayed.

JanettMarie said...

Wow, very nice!

hmuxo said...

Connie..this is so natural and she's beautiful..Wonderful job on this one.

Connie Chadwell said...

Thank you, Anthony, that makes me very happy to hear!

Connie Chadwell said...

Thank you, JanettMarie - glad you stopped by!

Connie Chadwell said...

Thank you so much, Hilda - I really appreciate your nice comment and am very pleased you visited my blog!