Tuesday, December 18, 2012

freud at forty


I sketched this portrait of Lucien Freud at forty
from a photo in VF.


What a guy.

13 comments:

Celeste Bergin said...

very cool Sam...I like these sketches!

Casey Klahn said...

Very nice: the personality you have revealed.

http://carolking.wordpress.com said...

Great Sketch.

Katherine van Schoonhoven said...

Nice! Graphite creates an intimate connection between the artist, the subject, and the viewer. This sketch of Freud is a perfect example!

andrea said...

Nicely done. You make me want to return to the pencil and sketch pad!

SamArtDog said...

Nice of you to say, Celeste. I like how your sketches are so yours, like in your own handwriting.

SamArtDog said...

Thanks, Casey. Your words have weight.

SamArtDog said...

Carol, you're good to say so. Thanks.

SamArtDog said...

Katherine,
Drawing with graphite on the right paper is almost like channelling.

SamArtDog said...

Andrea,
Never hesitate to draw. Our sketchbooks are a comfort.

Nora MacPhail said...

Wonderful sketch. He was quite fascinating. He did a full length self portrait near the end of his life which is just stunning.
Happy Holidays.

hw (hallie) farber said...

What a guy is right--you'd think he might show a bit more skin. Is this a recent VF? I haven't unwrapped the last few.

I think I might know the person from your previous sketch--he shows up occasionally in my sketches, usually smiling, never speaking. Careful--you might be tuning in to my channel.

SamArtDog said...

Hallie,
He did show more skin on the facing page (Feb 2012), painting half-bare in 2005. Dude.