Sergeant Major Sketch
@7" x 9."
Charcoal and chalk on toned brown paper.
Casey Klahn
This is a life sketch I rendered last weekend at a battle reenactment. The opportunity to draw the figure from life is rare for me, and Civil War reenactments are a grand time, with costumed participants, equipment and regalia for subject-matter.
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Beautiful, relaxed and loose feel. How long (in minutes) was this study?
Looking forward to seeing more, especially anything with action done from photos.
Thanks much! I noticed my quick sketching is slowing down these days. But, this was probably 5 minutes, and he was very sedentary.
I did do some action sketches from life, and some can be seen if you select the Civil War tag here.
I will post some from photos, later, but they will be an amalgam of memory, life and with photos as reference.
Hi Casey, I think you captured an interesting gesture. It's fascinating to see how much you can capture with such loose marks. I' m particularly interested in the toned paper, it's different starting with mid tones. You use it well.
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