CraneCharcoal and graphite 8 x 10
copyright Jeanette Jobson
I'm not sure of the official name of this crane, but its a rather interesting bird. I came across the image on WetCanvas's Weekly Drawing Thread and played around with it last night. I should have made the crown of feathers lighter but the charcoal took over a bit.
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3 comments:
Beautiful crane, Jeanette - wonderful depiction of the face (do cranes have faces?)
I'm very interested to see you beginning to explore abstracts. I'd like to know more about it too.
Thanks Robyn, yes I think they do have faces... :) Its a strange but interesting looking bird.
I wish I could find a class locally that would provide me with more information about abstract art. I guess I'll have to blunder my way along and see what happens.
I really like this in graphite,works well.
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