If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder without any such gift from the fairies, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.
Rachel Carson
I have decided to do a series of pencil drawings of children. This first one is of a young girl staring directly at the viewer. One of the things I am going to concentrate on is trying to be a little looser with my renditions. I have a tendency to put too much detail in parts of my drawings that would be better left to the imagination. As in all portraits the eyes "have it" so in this case I will attempt to leave the flowers alone and not draw in every petal. We'll see.
