The Lady Killer

This is a piece called "The Lady Killer";  named after and inspired by Cee Lo's album. This is part of the challenge/project I have set for myself where I produce 30 pieces based on album titles.


With this piece I was attempting to portray a Lady who kills rather than someone who kills Ladies. I used pencil and graphite sticks with a little red pastel for the eye. I used a painting of Elizabeth Bathory who was a 16th century serial killer and placed the knife infront.


I like some elements of this composition but don't think, now, that I needed the knife (which I also found difficult to draw). I'm not happy with the sharpness of the nose or the lack of shading on the forehead.


I may re-attempt this at some point in the future.