ANNIE HAGAR

i just started working on a series of friends and acquaintances.
i want to document my life as it is right now, and capture the people in it.

seems my drawings do so in a way that photographs can't.

julia

ray

toned paper tends to assert my subjects' personalities, makes their features more severe.
it also frees up a little time, as i'm starting with an already-shaded plain.

this is certainly not my most creative endeavor, and i spent a good while feeling guilty for it, but it's one of the few things i'm inspired to do right now, and experience has taught me that such detours tend to be fruitful. and, upon sharing the idea with friends, i was overwhelmed by so much collective excitement that i thought it reason enough to pursue the idea.