DRAWING LIFE by fred hatt

2009/08/27

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Filed under: Figure Drawing: Portraits — Tags: , , , — fred @ 21:33
Tram, 2008, by Fred Hatt

Tram, 2008, by Fred Hatt

Faces are so complex I find it hard to draw them small.  Working at about twice life size gives enough room for my hand to delineate the shapes I see, using the blunt crayons that are my favored tool.  The enlarged scale makes the images imposing even when seen from a distance.

This is Tram, one of the older professional artists’ models working in New York.  His aquiline nose and great white beard make for a picture of gravitas, but he can also have a more impish quality.  Here are two quicker sketches of Tram:

Tram Profile, 2009, by Fred Hatt

Tram Profile, 2009, by Fred Hatt

Tram Face Front, 2009, by Fred Hatt

Tram Face Front, 2009, by Fred Hatt

Here are some other large-scale portrait drawings in aquarelle crayon on paper, all done in 2009.  Fellow artist Iurro, wearing a fedora:

Iurro, 2009, by Fred Hatt

Iurro, 2009, by Fred Hatt

A simplified study in lines and highlights of a face with very strongly defined features:

Tony, 2009, by Fred Hatt

Tony, 2009, by Fred Hatt

A 20-minute profile sketch.  The ear and eye are almost two separate characters here:

Colin, 2009, by Fred Hatt

Colin, 2009, by Fred Hatt

The loveliness of youth:

Danielle, 2009, by Fred Hatt

Danielle, 2009, by Fred Hatt

And the beauty of maturity:

John W., 2009, by Fred Hatt

John W., 2009, by Fred Hatt

Remembering the past:

Elizabeth, 2009, by Fred Hatt

Elizabeth, 2009, by Fred Hatt

Imagining the future:

Donna, 2009, by Fred Hatt

Donna, 2009, by Fred Hatt

The structure of this face was so strong that the drawing came right together, and I had time to study the complexities of color:

Michael W., 2009, by Fred Hatt

Michael W., 2009, by Fred Hatt

All of these are 70 cm x 50 cm (19.7? x 27.5?), except Danielle, which is 35 cm x 50 cm.  All are Caran d’Ache aquarelle crayon on Fabriano Elle Erre paper.  Other large-scale portraits of mine can be seen here and here and here.

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