Elisabeth - Portrait in charcoal and conté ŕ Paris, 60 x 80 cm.

This is one of the first portraits I made from a real model.  My age was 21 years then. Before I had drawed from photo's only and sometimes the girls from ny class.

In that year I went to a real course at the Art Academie in Laren, an artist village in my neighbourhood.

Because the model became sick while she was posing, my art teacher was sitting as model.

I can tell you that the eyes are not drawed in the right way, I should learn it better after many exercising.

Treating of the hair is also not as I like it.  But I hear your comment with pleasure!!!!