Long Time, No Ink

[cesarV]

I have not posted for about 6 months (at least it feels like that!! )

Portraits of Hollywood ladies-- around 2.5-3hr each, 2B pencil on white paper, 11x15









-- Studies from Vanderpoel's..... around 20min each, 2B & 4B on white paper, 11x15















- And lastly my favorites.... Ink on newsprint big sheets (can't remember actual size)... first one was 10min, second 45min. Using only straight lines with ruler and Indian ink ...both from life





thanks for looking...

[ArtistOz]

Big change in your skills since I last saw your work, well done. Andrew Loomis and Norman Rockwell used frontal lighting usually the lighting a photographer uses is not what traditional artists use in making their illusion of form. Studying artists like Vanderpoel, Sargent and Ingres will give you better images than flash photos of Hollywood gals.

You get the structural relationships now work on the tonal relationships the Vanderpoel copies are far superior than the Hollywood copies because he is using light and shadow as an artist should to reveal the form remember photographers need and use a different light than traditional artists; check out Rembrandt and his mates.

[cesarV]

thanks Bill. Good advise as always.
Cesar

[carolkay]

Cesar---- your favorite is also my favorite, but really everyone youve posted is great. Luv those neck study's.

I do love your style of using the ink. Very nice work.

[Descartes]

Cesar, I agree with Bill, design is key in examining the main shapes, simplifying and capturing what is important. In sequence these get stronger. The ink life ones are strongest, well done because it is so unforgiving.

[cesarV]

carol- thanks very much for your encouragement!

nathan- thanks for noticing this. I would say that ink's lack of forgiveness have made me a bit less fearful and more free towards life drawing.

[wandathefish]

Hey Cesar, you have been a busy bee. The bevy of beauties with the challenging lighting are a pleasure to see. I too admire your work on the necks, a difficult body part to master, but you have caught the elegant forms nicely. The ink work is daring and I admire that too. I see much progress, let us see more.

[cesarV]

hi wanda, thanks for your kind comments. I really appreciate your encouragement! will definitely try to post more often...

[lovin art]

wELL I ALWAYS DUG YOUR iNK WORK ..... I of course still dig you period !!!))

[cesarV]

sandra, my good friend! appreciate very much your comments. I don't think I ever thanked you for always being there to give praise and encouragement and to provide useful feedback. it's great being back at the forum!

[lovin art]

Originally Posted by cesarV

sandra, my good friend! appreciate very much your comments. I don't think I ever thanked you for always being there to give praise and encouragement and to provide useful feedback. it's great being back at the forum!

Cesar, you have always been just as much a support to me on here ... Im glad to see your posting and I did notice you were not around ... and I appreciate the kind and thoughtful words here from you to me just as much as anyone does , we all like to know when our stuff counts ... its a human trait we cant escape even if we wish we could .....

[michaeleric]

Great ink studies and the last two graphite ones are beautiful.

[cesarV]

thanks Michael! They too are my favorites.