Portrait of Carolyn as a Young Woman


This portrait is very light and ethereal, with a very unusual perspective for a portrait. I did this long ago, but I still like it and thought I'd share it with you!
It's 8½X11 in hard pencil.

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Anonymous said…
This is lovely Roger.
Portraits like this one and the one of yourself from the past are truly priceless.
Much better than simple photographs.
May 18, 2008 at 1:26 PM
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