Pencil Portrait

(C) 2016 Dale DiMauro

Recently, I found this wonderful art book at our local used bookstore. It is titled How to Draw the Human Head: Techniques and Anatomy, by Louise Gordon. Ironically, many years ago I signed it out as an interlibrary loan. Most of the illustrations in the book of the human head are depicted in pencil and they are beautifully drawn.

I made this drawing from an illustration in the book that inspired me as our national media election coverage was dragging on late tuesday evening. This was a twenty minute drawing. I like the little streak of light along the women's right jaw line.