tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post7022657615616766300..comments2024-03-03T15:13:42.413-03:30Comments on Illustrated Life: Study for a portraitJeanette Jobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-43881957468509414022010-01-07T09:19:01.979-03:302010-01-07T09:19:01.979-03:30Yes, I miss drawing Gary and each time I do use it...Yes, I miss drawing Gary and each time I do use it I remember just how much I enjoy it.<br /><br />A full sized portrait is a full sheet 22 x 30. I love using graphite on Stonehenge paper. The surface is forgiving and has a softness to it that works well for portraiture I think. I don't think the control is any different than most other paper types.Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-12333778018173473172010-01-06T20:54:23.844-03:302010-01-06T20:54:23.844-03:30Graphite was my first love, so it holds a special ...Graphite was my first love, so it holds a special place in my heart. I too do not draw enough and maybe this year I will fill my time gaps much better than I have in the past. How large do you consider a full sized portrait. Does graphite on Stonehenge take a concerted amount of control?Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157823308791142700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-15429734133873642982010-01-06T20:27:18.452-03:302010-01-06T20:27:18.452-03:30Thanks Elizabeth, its nice to do something in grap...Thanks Elizabeth, its nice to do something in graphite again.<br /><br />Leslie, thank you. I'm getting a start on the full size portrait now.<br /><br />I'm glad you like it Jo. I like pen and ink a lot too, but graphite's always my first love. I don't think my mother would approve somehow, no matter what the drawing is like.Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-5785053425739914342010-01-06T19:18:34.849-03:302010-01-06T19:18:34.849-03:30Jeanette, so lovely. I feel better when I sketch ...Jeanette, so lovely. I feel better when I sketch with pen and ink. Your graphite work is amazing. :) Your Mom would like it, I bet.Jo Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411430042547033972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-32540248480086179452010-01-06T13:18:30.635-03:302010-01-06T13:18:30.635-03:30It is a wonderful drawing!It is a wonderful drawing!Leslie Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933649274394414938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-64055830350182434082010-01-06T09:55:07.836-03:302010-01-06T09:55:07.836-03:30You really captured what seems to be a genuinely u...You really captured what seems to be a genuinely unselfconscious moment in your sketch. It is lovely!Elizabeth Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08733386945501359383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-73115113766708274672010-01-06T09:28:03.143-03:302010-01-06T09:28:03.143-03:30Sue, yeah I guess I am kind of addicted to art, ar...Sue, yeah I guess I am kind of addicted to art, aren't I? :) I'm glad you like the study.<br /><br />Diana, perhaps if you have a photo of your great aunt you could do a portrait of her now. I'm sure you would enjoy it.<br /><br />Thanks Pamela. My mother will likely never see this or the full size portrait that will come from this study. She hates images of herself.Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-4838763879225847462010-01-06T05:49:28.079-03:302010-01-06T05:49:28.079-03:30I am sure she will be happy with this - it is beau...I am sure she will be happy with this - it is beautiful!Pamela Stirlinghttp://www.raspberrydoodles.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-32035504706124562512010-01-06T02:29:16.138-03:302010-01-06T02:29:16.138-03:30When I saw this portrait, it reminded me of my bel...When I saw this portrait, it reminded me of my beloved, great aunt "Tante Ria". It is how I would have liked to have remembered her, although I was too young to have done a portrait such as this one, before she past. <br /><br />Besides your mom's beautiful smile, you captured her essence, ...it's perfect. How I would have loved to have remembered my Tante Ria this way.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035365956989335858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-4496426132834046732010-01-05T22:28:05.129-03:302010-01-05T22:28:05.129-03:30Holy schmoly, Jeanette--what a glorious post! New...Holy schmoly, Jeanette--what a glorious post! New header, fabulous portrait...you are an artist in the true sense of the word, in my opinion. I always think that of you...you live, eat and breathe it. I'm just sayin.' This is beautiful. Sigh...suehttp://www.abrushwithcolor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com