Sere

Pencil commission with handmade paper, oil emulsion and digital. This is about as close as I’ve gotten to a perfect character portrait for her.

9 Comments

  • Katie

    Colleen, I was reflecting today how memorable the way you draw faces and expressions is. In fact, often one of them will stay in my mind for years, just like a particularly pithy phrase from a novel. However, unlike a phrase, the memory of an expression can’t be googled, and it leads to this tantalising situation where I have to track through your work in my head until I remember where it’s from. Luckily, I don’t have this experience with most other artists that I read, which I guess is also a tribute to your work! Thanks for continuing to share 🙂

  • questionwriter

    Stampers…100% agree. She doesn’t quite have Bette Davis Eyes, though…more like Joan Crawford Eyes.

    I must admit, though, I got a bit of an unpleasant jolt, seeing her, because I thought….(twists self into a pretzel to avoid giving spoilers)

  • Stampers Saverem

    QuestionWriter–

    Yeah, now that you mention it, she DOES have that Psycho Crawford Look to her!

  • Jeremy_A

    Beautiful drawing, warped character. Great style, looks like a vintage 20’s/30’s portrait.

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