Head Study #137

Today I present another colorized version of a John Singer Sargent charcoal portrait of Kermit Roosevelt, 1917. 

Paper: Arches, 140 lb, cold press, 15 x 22"

 

Head Study #136

Today I present a colorized version of  John Singer Sargent's charcoal portrait of Constance Van Rensselaer, 1920.  I think she was related or an inlaw to John Singer Sargent in some way.  I couldn't find much of a history of her, except tracing her back to other relatives of Sargent.

Paper: Arches, 140 lbs, cold press, 15 x 22"

Head Study #135

Tonight I present a colorized duotone of a John Singer Sargent charcoal drawing of Margaretta Drexel, Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham, 1915.  Pretty fancy, huh?  As I was setting this up, I poorly estimated the height of the head and had to squich the width of the head in a bit.  I shouldn't have written anything and I probably would have gotten away with it.  The shininess of the hair, I think it came out okay.

Paper: Arches, 140 lbs, cold press, 15 x 22"

 

Head Study #134

Today I present a colorized duotone copy of a John Singer Sargent charcoal drawing of Lady Elsie Meyer, 1908.  I think this approaches the effect I'm looking for.  I'll try using different colors in the future.  And I'll probably return to this portrait too.

Paper: Arches, 140 lbs, cold press, 15 x 22"

Head Study #133

Sorry, I have been pretty poor at photographing the sequence lately.  This is the first Miss Germany from 1950, Susanne Erichsen.  You know, I just realized that I haven't finished this one yet.  Oohps.

Paper: Arches, 140 lbs, cold pressed, 15 x 22"

Head Study #132

And another one, but I don't have a date for it.

Paper: Arches, 140 lbs, cold pressed, 15 x 22"