Mrs. Murder
A very quick portrait sketch of one Najwa Petersen, who recently achieved notoriety after being convicted of murdering her husband Taliep, a musician. I have no particular preference for drawing murderers; I just happened to have a press photograph of the lady at hand to serve as reference. I was at work at the time, and only had a few minutes, so I rapidly scribbled my sketch within no more than twenty minutes or so, hence the rather unpolished look (I also did not have an eraser on hand, so I made no corrections). There are many inaccuracies, but I think I sort of managed to capture a likeness.
And this confirmed something I have suspected for some time: I seem to be constitutionally incapable of really refined drawings. I either capture a likeness within twenty minutes, or not at all. If I had spent hours and hours on this drawing, it might have looked more refined, but almost certainly would have been less recognizable as the widow Petersen.
And this confirmed something I have suspected for some time: I seem to be constitutionally incapable of really refined drawings. I either capture a likeness within twenty minutes, or not at all. If I had spent hours and hours on this drawing, it might have looked more refined, but almost certainly would have been less recognizable as the widow Petersen.