This is a pencil portrait of Gilbert Chini, the village electrician and TV expert.
I drew him again because he has such an interesting face. It was done on a cold wintery day in what should be spring in Southwest France. And I really enjoyed the exercise, probably because it was a way of escaping from the deplorable weather, and rediscovering drawing.
Here's what some great artists have said about drawing:
An artist draws with his brains and not with his hand (Michelangelo),
Paul Klee said that drawing is taking a dot for a walk.
The pleasure Van Gogh got is expressed in his thought that 'I sometimes think there is nothing so delightful as drawing.'
I also found one recently attributed to Salvador Dali that encapsulates my ideas on abstract art. 'Those who do not want to imitate anything produce nothing.'
Now go and get a pencil and paper and start drawing.
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