Cara Read­ing

Written on December 8, 2009 by Daniel in Commented On, News, Pastels

Pastel Drawing of Cara ReadingWhen I was liv­ing in Port­land and too poor to afford mod­els, I put an ad on Craigslist, trad­ing a print of the final pas­tel draw­ing for a 3 hour sit­ting. Cara answered my ad. She had to study for finals and asked if I could draw her read­ing a book. She stud­ied, I drew. The base of this pas­tel is a won­der­ful orange pas­tel from Sen­nelier, it makes Cara’s skin very lumi­nous. I traded the fin­ished orig­i­nal to a Croa­t­ian named Branko for a win­ter coat and some hik­ing boots. I miss Portland’s barter sys­tem, I’ll have to start one up here in the Noog.

Nude pas­tel draw­ing done with Schminke pas­tels on Rives BFK paper.

Written by Daniel

Daniel Gill studied art with Joe Helseth and Bill Ransom in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He began his career as an art director in 1983 and has been an award winning graphic designer-illustrator for more than 20 years. Daniel has taught illustration at the Portfolio Center in Atlanta, Georgia and at The Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon. He was one of the founding members of the Illustrators’ Jam which later became Raw Visceralia, an art experience at PNCA. Pastels were Daniel’s first love. Counting Gary Kelley, Edward Degas and Toulouse Lautrec among his influences. He discovered oils in 2006 and is currently working on the series, Connective Tissue. Daniel lives in Portland, Oregon.

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4 Responses to Cara Read­ing
  1. Ruby
    December 8, 2009 | 12:36 pm

    This is so warm and lovely. It reminds me of Orange Dan­ish Rolls.

  2. Thom
    December 8, 2009 | 4:35 pm

    Scrump­tious!

  3. Daniel
    December 8, 2009 | 4:48 pm

    Thanks Thom,

    It’s one of my favorites as well.

  4. Daniel
    December 8, 2009 | 4:50 pm

    Thank you Ruby,

    I’m sud­denly hun­gry for pastries.

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