Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The Elemental

Silverpoint on gray-toned card, highlighted with white:


The Elemental, 2009, silverpoint on card, 10" x 8".

An otherworldly being with a gaze that absorbs light, rendered in a smoky ('sfumato', as they used to say) technique.

I at first thought that using silverpoint on a gray-tinted ground would be an exercise in futility, but it worked out quite well.

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