magenta girl

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From life. Colored ink on paper. 11''x17''. This is a sketch from a more recent adult figure drawing session. The model for this sketch was actually at the previous session too.

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  1. LoisSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:53 AM

    love your water color quick sketches. very different from your other work.

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  2. donald yi georgeOctober 5, 2010 at 5:31 AM

    thank you. i plan on doing more soon.

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