Charcoal & graphite on paper

The Boy Who Sat Still

The Boy Who Sat Still
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A small boy in his good sweater, holding himself solemn for the pencil.

A small boy in his good sweater, holding a pose with the particular solemnity children bring to being drawn. The stillness reads as effort rather than calm, which is the thing worth catching about a child sitting for a portrait.

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