Update 004

Older graphite self-portrait, but still one of my favorites. It's always odd to look at older work and be able to almost immediately recognize what's off about it, like in this one- the cheek bone is too far back. You'd be surprised at just how much, by drawing portraits each week, your eye learns to adjust and understand the planes of the face. Then it becomes more noticeable how your hand adapts and moves along with your eye, rather than placing what you might think belongs there instead. It's a really incredible feeling.

Graphite drawing, 14"x17" smooth Bristol paper, 1.2 hours.