This piece, one of the first of the year, was completed on August 26, 2010. We had to do a blind contour drawing; essentially I drew Riley, who was sitting across from me, without looking at the paper or lifting up my hand. In revising the piece I cleaned up some of the lines and had to add five shades of value. This piece was done so long ago, but I think I did a great job achieving value around his neck and chin. It was hard to work with at first, especially since I had no drawing experience, but I think it turned out nicely for one of the first things I did in art!
