Albrecht Durer<\/a>, moths instead of the angels. Originally I was going to have the moths hold up the crown, but then I put them over to the side, as if they were released from her ribboned hand. I had another idea for the treatment of birch trees that I wanted to try. It’s a bit softer. I am still stuck on which one I like more.
\nDrawing, in entirety:<\/p>\n\n![](\"http:\/\/www.sarahblankstudios.com\/images\/blog\/091003_1.jpg\")
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\n11″ by 14″ pencil on paper<\/p>\n
\nAnd yes, I did the whole thing over, again. I was thinking about just drawing the new background of birch trees and digitally putting the girl in the foreground, but I must<\/i> have original hard copies of my work. It’s one of those obsessive things that I suffer from.<\/p>\n
\nThanks so much for all your kind comments about my drawing in the previous post! Perhaps I’ll make a painting from her or somehow integrate her into a larger painting.<\/p>\n
\nThere will be a print of this drawing in my shop, very soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Version two of my graphite drawing, details first: I decided to add the levitating crown from the original sketch. I have been inspired by this painting by Albrecht Durer, moths instead of the angels. Originally I was going to have the moths hold up the crown, but then I put them over to the side, … <\/p>\n
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