1. Lucie

A couple of years ago I gave myself a project: to do 100 portraits in 100 days.  I wanted a reason to draw every day.  Because I love to draw.  It turned out to be an incredible journey.  I pushed myself, I got better.  I tried to include everyone whoever meant anything to me or had an affect on my life.  At the end I was a much better artist.  And I realized I had inadvertently created a colossal self-portrait.

This is me.

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Lucie is my daughter, my world.  It seemed like a logical place to start. 

My original intent for the series was to try a different approach for each portrait.  So for this I decided to do a basic line drawing.  Keep it simple.  I started on the left side and worked my way around her face and hair.  I wasn’t too concerned about getting the proportions exactly correct.  After that was done, it looked kind of empty so I added some tone to give it light and depth.

I liked the way it turned out and thought I was off to a good start.  Lucie, however, didn’t care for it much.  She didn’t like the photo I used, thought it wasn’t very flattering, and that the drawing didn’t look like her.

Oh well.  99 to go.