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Lucy Lawless as Xena: Warrior Princess
Friends and Family
Magicians
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I enjoy doing portraits because of the details in the human face. There's no better way to appreciate someone's beauty than to draw them. It forces you to study all the subtle details and bring meaning to them. You can find beauty in everyone and everything, and drawing, painting, sculpting, photography, poetry or any artistic medium can allow you to see it more clearly.
When I draw, I usually start at the upper left corner of the picture and work my way down to the lower right. There's no mysterious methodical secret as to why I do this, it is simply because I don't want to rest my hand on a completed part of the drawing and risk smudging it.
What I draw depends on several things. I am often inspired by photographs I see, and feel a desire to try to capture the essence of a photo in a drawing. But, even more inspiring are my family and friends, hence they have been and will continue to be the subject of many of my drawings.
I've been drawing since I was old enough to hold a pencil, so I've been
accused of being "talented" from an early age. Talent is a word I hesitate
to use, especially in regards to myself, mainly because I don't believe
that talent is required to do something well. Plus, it simply wouldn't
be right if I didn't give a lot of credit to my art instructors in high
school and college, Barabara Allen, Michael Elvestrom and Julia Smith.