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Nothing to Wear, pastel on paper, 21x18.5, © Nelia Harper
24 Jul 2018

Nothing to Wear, Pastel on Canson Paper

Four months of drawing the figure two nights a week. Working from a model, we worked out proportions, foreshortening, anatomy, and skin tone values. Soon, it was time to create our final project. The assignment was open: the human figure as a representation of inner psychology. Although the focus was … Read More

canson, figure, figure drawing, mask, pastel, self portrait, venetian, venice
3 Apr 2018

Self-Portrait – Pastel on Canson

Where you lucky enough to take art classes in middle or high school?  Do remember drawing a self-portrait? I remember drawing a self-portrait on two occasions; once in elementary school and once in middle school. I remember that the drawings all had almond-shaped eyes, round heads and a front view. … Read More

black and white, figure drawing, pastel, self portrait

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