This picture was done in color pencil and watercolor on a use canvas that had been gesso'ed over - the acrylic painting under the gesso was done with a palette knife therefore there were a great deal of ridges on the canvas - I used the contour ridges provided the idea for the picture
At the suggestion of my mentor, I was reminded that Monet redid his work numerous times until he got it to the point where he was satisfied with it - so I continue with this facial drawing to improve on my abilities
This was an excersize in life drawing from the first photo - the drawing right after the picture was done on 9.30.13 - I then left the subject to be redrawn until 10.14.13 - to see if I would get a different and improved image in my drawing - still has a ways to go.