Original - Red Chalk on Toned Papper
11"x15" (28 cm x 38 cm) original
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Study For Oliya Burshtynova
Preliminary drawing is usually done to get to know the models facial features, get some resolution on design and composition. I usually work on these along the sittings and actual portrait painting compare to photos taken and live apearances so it becomes not only a blue print of a final portrait but as work of art in its own right and by no means a quick sketch as I put some time into it to develop to my level of esthetics.
