Annie portrait in progress 1 - Letting the paper do the work

I'm starting on a portrait of "Annie" for Carolyn, Gloria, and Tammy. This is the 10th portrait I have done for them over the past 28 years.

The pencil colors for her white and cream-colored coat, and the pink inside her ears:

Once again I'm letting my paper color do the work.

A white coat is so easy to do on grey paper. Some light-colored pencil strokes for the hairs.…and the shadows between the hairs make themselves.

🎨 Prismacolor pencil on “Felt Grey” Canson Mi-Teintes paper. 18 x 23 inches.

Commissioned by Carolyn Martini, Gloria Kehoe, and Tammy Cunningham.