This is a piece called "Sigh No More"; named after and Mumford and sons album. This is part of the challenge/project I have set for myself where I produce 30 pieces based on album titles.
I saw this title as a final sigh, it brought the idea of death to mind. Bright colours were used to represent the soul leaving the body.
I combined pencil sketching and graphite sticks with pastel work to achieve the effect I wanted and am quite pleased with the result. The lips were tricky, there was a sheen that I found difficult to reproduce.... bit more practice needed
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.
