Reclining

14×21 Graphite and nupastel on tan Rives paper

I’ve been enjoying a combination of white nupastel with black graphite for a while now, but in this drawing I opted for a blue pencil with the white nupastel. The form was very simple from my vantage point, for the most part being only a silhouette with very little modeling. Her shoulder blade was prominent, and there was a highlight on the muscle edging her spine, so I put a little more emphasis on her hair and the fabric she was lying on, to provide textural contrast.

Look into my creative process in the related blog post »