Big Blue Eyes

Someone pointed out to me that I seem to be on a faces kick lately. So I've been thinking about the 'why' of that. Looking through my notebooks, it seems to had started in earnest about the time of my so-called retirement in June of 2018. After that time, I saw fewer folks as I went out less frequently and also began my new venture with sculpture using my custom-made compound. The sculptures have had several faces but it's been my drawings that have emphasized the head and shoulder format on a very frequent basis. This is another of that type, using gel pen and color pencil. This piece measures 4.5 by 6 inches and is on medium bond acid-free paper. Yes, it is actually wider horizontally than vertically. So this is more of that head and shoulders Original Jones Art looking back at you from Austin, Texas. Social isolation is a bitch.