#troiscrayons

Self portrait Derwent coloring pencils on toned paper

You are tired, (I think) Of the always puzzle of living and doing; And so am I. -E.E. Cummings . I used 3 colors of pencils (black [graphites], white [charcoal] & red) on tan paper. I loved getting to express the "raggedy ann-ish" bow in her hair, which I wouldn't be able to do as well if I hadn't used red. I wanted to convey a mood. A restless waiting. Almost like Tom Sawyer longing for recess. 🍃 Is that something you're feeling? . Drawn in a @drawingnewyork live model session online. Model: @minimodelmadeline . Art Supplies: @strathmoreart tan paper, @staedtler graphite, @generalpencil white charcoal, and a @fabercastellglobal red pencil. . #kellyfoss #troiscrayons (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nLPnZBS-m/?igshid=1io9czgj0kgt7

Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! Only do not leave me in this abyss... -Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights . Here's my latest @drawingnewyork Portrait Drawing Workshop demo, drawn from life. Using the "trois crayons" technique (which is drawing using three colors: black, red, and white) I used graphite, red color pencil and white charcoal on tan paper. I love this technique! It's so much fun to play around with, and it makes time fly. 🍂Sidenote: Isn't Madeline's expression so delicately intense? It made me think of Wurthering Heights. . #kellyfoss #portraitdrawing #troiscrayons Model: @minimodelmadeline (at Manhattan, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Zv1HVB7Lb/?igshid=lg882r94zo9v

Seated figure in three crayons on Ingres paper, 24”x18”. #troiscrayons https://www.instagram.com/p/BqwQ6HVgYBd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=198lcudb0mjkv

I might leave this unfinished. #troiscrayons #portrait #boy #sktchy #inspiration #drawing #pencil #kunst #zeichnung (hier: Austria)

More #inspiration from @themorganlibrary exhibit, head of a young woman by Antoine Coypel, ca. 1690. #troiscrayons #drawing #fineart #beauty #oldmasters #masterdrawing #realism #portrait #portraitdrawing