These studies were made from a photo of a man who was apparently in the middle of saying something or reacting to a situation with surprise. He wasn’t posing. He wasn’t self-conscious or trying to look good for the camera. He wasn’t trying to get his “essence” across.
Notice how animated this page of studies is. The fragmentary nature of each face does not at all annoy us. On the contrary, we move from one “take” to another and in doing so we sense the vitality of this character.
The artist/student, Alejandra, used the Stabilo All Aquarellable pencil on gloss paper and created the feathered edges with a damp paper towel. This medium itself encourages movement in the drawing process and in the perception of the subject. Nothing is static.
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que orgullosa me siento de mi hermana!
Let’s see, I think you’re telling me that the eyes remind you of your sister. This guess is based on my acquaintance with French, not Spanish. Since hermano means brother, hermana probably means sister. It’s close to midnight, I just got back from a party where I drew about 25 people in 2 hours and I’m not feeling academic enough to reach for the dictionary. But, thank you for reacting to my post.