of a woman, after G&M

OK, on or about 12 November Edwina Mordasky posted here (Now there) on flickr her rendering, 'A Diary of Faces No2 Grigorescu' (www.flickr.com/photos/ejmordasky/8178951316/in/photostream) after a portrait by Nicolae Grigorescu.




Upon seeing her work I commented: "Excellent, Winna! When I first looked at this I had a very strong urge to do an 'after Winna' 'after Grigorescu' with pastels. ;-)"




So! After cogitating contrasting and procrastinating I got around to doing this tonight.




Hence P.O.W. (Portrait of a Woman) after Mordasky after Grigorescu. Mine is rather roughly based on his painting 'Head of a Woman' from Wikimedia Commons according to Art Cyclopedia (www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/grigorescu_nicolae.html)




Soft pastels on cheap construction paper, approximately 9 by 11 inches.