Wednesday, 16 December 2015 13:05

Old woman

This is a sketch from a photo downloaded from internet. It is a photo of an old woman in Baya (Gardens) of Zagori (date 1913) by the photographer Fred Boissonnas. You can see more of his work here.

The sketch has a lot in common with Ruins (another sketch made based on a photo by F. Boissonnas). However, here i wanted to maintain a more free line and not give emphasis on realism but on the blurred atmosphere created by the lens bahind the subject. This (and of course the use of pencil) resulted on the a brighter image then the original photo.

Similar with Ruins, i decided to leave outside the boy behind the old woman so as to have a more clear view of her.

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