Wednesday, February 3, 2010

"Sketch of Madame X"

"Sketch of Madame X" by Sandra Galda
I am posting a sketch of Sargent's work I drew quickly while standing before it in NYC a while ago. Lately, I have been doing serious drawing that in contrast has me working much slower, using things like plumb lines to check my work. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

3 comments:

Kelley Carey MacDonald said...

You NAILED it. I do believe in plumb lines, etc. - you can be as expressive as you want AFTER you get it right! ;) Love the sketching - it's like exercising, right? Only more fun.

Sandra Galda said...

Hi Kelly, you are so right! This drawing was done without such aid...but it did take a while to get those angles on the face close to accurate....it would have been easier with a plumb line...I aught to keep one in my purse just in case....

Karen Bruson said...

Sandra,
Drawing is so important. This looks right on.
And, thanks, its great to be back.