Here's another portrait in which I worked on blending graphite and charcoal. I used my niece, Brenna's graduation picture as a model as I thought it lended itself nicely to the lights and darks I wanted to work on in . Also, I loved the pose against the tree. I'm afraid I fell quite short in capturing her lovely smile and the sparkle of her eyes. I really worked on the light here. My friend and fellow aritist, Connie who recently visited my little studio was kind enough to give me some direction on how I could improve on my use of light. I tried to put Connie's advice into practice in this one and I believe it really helped. Much thanks, Connie ! I continue to plan to venture out and do landscape. I recently purchased a French eisel which is made to do pleine aire work. I have only to come up with the nerve to try it.
