Nude with a Wine Glass

Written on December 29, 2009 by Daniel in Commented On, News, Pastels

Pastel Drawing of Nude with a Wine GlassI’d been work­ing with my friend Brighid for quite some time when a woman answered my ad on Craigslist. She’d lost quite a bit of weight and was on her way to Argentina for some recon­struc­tive surgery. She wanted a por­trait of her body before the change. I painted one for her and started on this one of Brighid the next day. The odd­est thing, I painted the face of the woman on Brighid’s body. I won­der what she looks like now and hope that she’s happy in her new skin.

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

The draw­ing for a free print will occur on Jan­u­ary 1, 2010. That’s this Fri­day! Join the mail­ing list for your chance to win!

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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One Response to Nude with a Wine Glass
  1. Colton Going
    July 7, 2010 | 9:27 pm

    Hello mate, I really like your site. With the abun­dance of mis­in­for­ma­tion about this sub­ject on the inter­net, it’s great to see some refresh­ing con­tent. Keep up the good work!

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