Portrait of Luna.
Pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, appr. 5"x5" NFS
Portrait of Harry.
Pencil on Arches HP watercolor paper, appr. 5"x5" NFS
These two drawings, in the style of Japanese manga, are by my 10 year old daughter, featuring our cats Luna and Harry. The drawings are currently being shown at Main Gallery 404 as part of the "Children of the 404" show in the front window of the gallery. If you live in the Bloomington/Normal area, stop by this evening between 5 and 8 PM to meet the young artists and admire their works.
I am clearing the decks for another series of 8 to 10 small paintings focusing on the challenge of simplifying complex subjects.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Two portraits
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These are absolutely delightful! You daughter has a strong sense of composition, and of values too--I love range of values and variety of shapes.
I wish I could visit the exhibit in person!
I look forward to seeing you tackle too-busy subjects ... What a great idea.
Awesome! So glad to see these portraits here and to know they're on display in town. Good job!
Thanks Laura. Today's "First Friday" event was a lot of fun. My daughter had decided after much deliberation not to offer her works for sale, but I think she had second thoughts when a few people expressed disappointment about that.. It was a great experience though.
Thank you Suzanne, I'm glad you like them. I'm proud of my daughter for doing this, and it was very nice to have her be one of the stars at this event.
These are gorgeous! My daughter is a big fan of manga too. She has some books that teach how to draw manga. She tries but get frustrated easily. I'm sure these lovely drawings will encourage her. And I'm looking forward to seeing your new paintings. Have a great weekend.
Beautiful works. It's wonderful she had the opportunity to display them.
Thank you Yasemin. My daughter has some "how to draw manga" books as well, and she also gets frustrated sometimes. I think it comes with the territory, so a little encouragement is of course always welcome. Hope you are having a great weekend too.
Thanks Bill. Yes, it was a wonderful opportunity for all the young artists.
I can see that your marvellous talent has been passed on to your daughter. These are delightful.
Thank you Liz. I'm glad you like them.
To all of you a big "thank you" from my daughter! She is currently taking a summer class called Art about town . Every day, the students bicycle to a different location to do sketches. A great way to spend a summer morning.
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