Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Isabella



This little graphite pencil portrait is a special one, in that it's the latest in a series that was begun over twenty years ago. I have a few precious clients whose collections of my work are like visual chronicles of their families' growth: in this case, pencil portraits of grandchildren. The snapshot below shows the drawings of Isabella's older cousins on the wall... some of whom are young adults now. Time really does fly.



(9x12", graphite pencil on bristol)

4 comments:

Teresa Mallen said...

Ah, what a sweet smile. Beautiful job and a lovely series!

Autumn Leaves said...

What a beautiful portrait of a gorgeous girl. Looks like that gorgeousness runs in the family and straight into the artist's hands. Such lovely work, Liz.

Unknown said...

I have been trying to find a pencil portrait artist in Maine. Do you do these for anyone?

Elizabeth A Patterson said...

Hi chemgal, please send me an email, and we'll talk. (Click on 'view my complete profile ' under my photo on the right. Email link is there.)