the technique of the Old Masters. About 11"x 14".
1/11/11.
Today is Sierra's 14th birthday and she finally opened the gift (this drawing) that she had sweetly asked me to make for her. It was so fun to do and I hoped she would like it. She did!
I explained to Sierra that a portrait doesn't have to look exactly like a person -- if that's what you want you should take a photo. Instead, a portrait is a record of what the artist sees and what the artist feels about the subject. It can be a picture of the inner spirit of the individual. I see Sierra as a pure, sweet, full of faith and loving young woman and that's what I attempted to capture in this portrait. To me she is beautiful inside and out.
I finished it last week, on 1-11-11 (such a fun date) but I dated it with her birthday (Jan. 18) -- a great day for our family because she joined it.
