Arnhem Land Boy
May 13, 2020
3 minutes
By Cathy Carson
MATERIALS
• Toned Colourfix paper.
• Conte pencils.
• Stabilo and Derwent pastel pencils.
• Artists’ pastels.
• Paper stumps.
• Kneadable eraser.
I really enjoy painting faces of small children, adults or animals. Horses, dogs and sheep are particular favourites of mine. There is so much contained in them, the eyes particularly. I read once that ‘the eyes are the mirror of the soul’. I believe if I can capture the eyes properly, the rest of the portrait will fall into place.
This aboriginal boy
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