I carry a Pocket sketchbook and recommend all artist do. I have had many opportunities to sketch and was glad to have the little 4x6 book handy. Sometimes I keep it in a coat pocket or in a messenger bag with some other art supplies, including pencils and mediums and a few photos or a magazine with pictures to use for inspiration. Sometimes I might be in a coffee shop and jut pull out a magazine and start from there to do a picture and that was how this little portrait came to be. As I drank a cup of coffee I pulled out a clothing catalog I picked up and kept in my messenger bag.  In the catalogue was a woman modeling a sweater with a high collar. I felt it was time to just do a little drawing of a face so I sketched this one out.

I used a basic hb pencil and a stub for most of it and then a few erasers like a classic pink eraser and an artist's kneaded eraser. I sketched it lightly at first and then progressively darkened things over until I felt it was done which probably means I got bored with the project. After sketching it I crumpled up the resource page from the magazine and went back home. At home I looked at it again without the benefit of the original photo and I made a few changes to the hair and face.

I like the results and it was a rewarding afternoon with coffee and my sketchbook.

Portrait done in a pocket sketchbook

I may use this as a study for a painting at some future date.

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