Something Else

I don't get the opportunity too often to do portraiture, but enjoy it. It's a natural extension of other things I do and the type of art I create, namely, representational realism. So, here's something I did a couple weeks back. I actually worked from video vs. photo or life. I found it interesting, and preferable in some ways to photographs. Photographs freeze an instant, but the slight shift of expression a moment or two before or later might've been preferable. As well, one holding a face is often a bit more strained than if they did so with less stress, knowing that they don't have to freeze for the one moment the shutter clicks. I'll keep this in mind for future use.

9x12" pencil on paper