20-Minute Self-Portrait

By Ridgely Schantz  •  Created August 27, 2010
20-Minute Self Portrait • August 2010

20-Minute Self Portrait • August 2010 • Graphite On Paper • 8″ x 5″

This was an exercise in economy of draughtsmanship. What makes a drawing a portrait in twenty minutes? Which parts of a particular face require accurate representation in order to achieve likeness? They write books about this, but practice still beats four aces.

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