The Teacher

After briefly visiting a number of times with this teacher, I asked her if she would let me photograph her for a drawing. She was very accommodating and gave me a number of poses. This one seemed very authentic to her straightforward character and was an interesting challenge to play with.

Here you see my second attempt to capture the likeness and the way the sunlight played on her skin and the shirt. I'm always questioning whether to put in a background or just leave the face to hold the attention. . . .

This was drawn with HB,  2B and 6B, Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils on 60 lb drawing paper.

The Teacher   c S J Moore 2018