20
Mar 06
Through Grandpa’s Eyes
My nephew, wearing his grandfather’s reading glasses.
Colored pencil on Bristol vellum. Background is pastel.
20
Mar 06
Through Grandpa’s Eyes: Progression
Colored pencil on Bristol vellum. Started 2/1/06, completed 3/20/06.
Source image
2/8/06 – Base skin layer put down, started facial modeling. I wish I could take credit for those perfectly rendered eyes, but I can’t. The instructor drew them, as a demonstration for the class on how to draw realistic eyes. Skin layers: cream, deco pink, light peach, pink, peach, white. Modeling layer is goldenrod.
17
Mar 06
Salt of the Earth
While in Poland, we visited the salt mine at Wieliczka. Miners have been working here for hundreds of years, starting in the late 13th century.
Not all of the salt in a mine is of commercial value. Some is too intermixed with other minerals and rock to be harvested. At Wieliczka, the miners have a tradition of creating elaborate sculptures out of this unusable salt. One chamber we visited was stunning — an entire chapel carved out of salt, complete with pews. This picture shows one wall of the chapel.
Submitted for Lens Day challenge “Crystalline“.
