Lilith

Silverpoint on ochre ground with white pastel pencil highlights:


Lilith, 2009, silverpoint on prepared card, 11" x 8.5".

A Leonardesque head/shoulders blending into a rocky landscape...also an ambiguously male/female image.

Silverpoint on Blue & Ochre

New image:


Woman's Head, Looking Down, on Blue & Ochre Ground, 2009, silverpoint on prepared card, 11" x 8.5".

I didn't heighten this with white as it didn't seem necessary.

I was originally gessoing this with blue, but I ran out, so I finished the priming later with an ochre blend. I like the way it came out, it adds to the ethereal, ghostly quality of the piece.

Silverpoint on Ochre

This is a test:


Sketch of a Young Man's Head on Ochre, 2009, silverpoint on prepared card, 11" x 8.5". Highlighted with white watercolor pencil.