Friday, July 10, 2009

Silverpoint on Burnt Ochre

New silverpoint highlighted with white pastel pencil:


Head of a Girl, 2009, silverpoint on prepared card with burnt ochre. 11" x 8.5".

I was trying out mixing the gesso with burnt ochre. It's a little dark -- the white highlights are basically carrying the drawing.

2 comments:

Ruh-u meyyit said...

Just a wonderful.Greetings from Turkey.Have a nice day.

William T. Ayton said...

Thanks for the comment. I've always wanted to visit Turkey.