Portrait Collage (Roughings and Rubbings on paper, Pastels, Ink, Graphite; 18” x 30”)

This portrait was created as a tribute to Bob. Working off of a 1” x 2” image, I created this work by first recreating the image large scale with graphite, then hashing out the dark and light areas. Afterwards, I went throughout my day for a week with pastel and paper in hand looking for interesting textures in my surroundings. When I collected enough, I reorganized them into this piece. Finally, I detailed and cleaned up the edges of the rubbings with ink and graphite. The final product creates a colorful portrait feel to an otherwise collaged piece.