Portrait of Elizabeth Taylor by Paul Noonan  

Portrait of Elizabeth Taylor 1990         by Paul Noonan

Graphite pencil on paper

I can still remember drawing 'The Elizabeth Taylor' seventeen years ago. I've aged but the picture hasn't lol. I'd like to think I'm more in control with my drawing these days and I can anticipate the final outcome of the picture I'm working on. That's not the case however. Pictures seem to have a way of surprising me as they progress. I guess that's why I do what I do. She stunned me when I realised how well she was turning out.

It was not without it's trials. On one occasion the easel collapsed and the picture hit a chair that inflicted a scar across her cheek. With much TLC I restored her.

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