Pieter Lategan Title: Lockdown Day 4 - Waiting

 

On day 4 of lockdown, everyone awaits the latest news. The streets are quiet and the global death toll has reached 34,000 people. The pound is valued at R22.28, the highest ever seen. The oil price has dropped due to decreased demand. Everyone hopes for a vaccine as hospitals struggle in the USA.

Reflecting on my work, I believe it's good. I like the hair, but the mouth isn't perfect, so I'll practice more. The ears aren't great, but it's alright - there are similarities to the photo. I'm satisfied with the sketch, having spent about 5 hours on it, paying close attention to detail.

Pieter Lategan Title: The Fear For The Coronavirus

 

Medium: A4 Paper Pencil H

People live now in fear. The elderly are the worst hit by the coronavirus. They are weak and do not have the ability to fight the virus.

I drew it from a photo that I got on the internet.

So what do I think about my work?

Lowly I am moving out of the deep waters, and I can feel it looks better. I am proud of myself because I used a photo. The eyes work, the nose is almost there, the mouth is okay, and the ears are good. So yes, I am happy about the sketch. I took a walk to the shop, and the rows were long, and we had to stand outside of the shop. There are only a few people allowed in the shop, so I waited for about 30 minutes outside, and I was out in 6 minutes.

https://tucson.com/news/local/year-old-man-arrested-in-armed-bank-robbery/article_fb185c10-f95b-11e7-a18a-8f1637e12ff0.html

Pieter Lategan Title: Day 2 of Lockdown is Almost Over

 Medium: A4 paper, pencil

Today was the second day of the lockdown in South Africa, and nobody is allowed to go out. Everyone sits at home, and you are only allowed to go to the grocery store, pharmacy, or doctor.

We don’t have an idea of how long it is going to continue. South Africa has a 21-day lockdown. So the sketch, what do I think of it?

Source:

https://www.dreamstime.com/old-man-black-eye-portrait-elderly-grey-haired-ill-man-black-eye-wearing-terry-loop-gown-concernedly-sitting-image143165896

 

Medium: A4 Paper Pencil H, HB

I got a photo on the net and I drew it; this photo I got from an artist who uses black and white photos and colors it in. The photo was taken during the Holocaust of a woman. She looks like a man, but you can see she is ill and did not eat.

The artist who colors the black and white photos is Tom Marshall (PhotograFix). He called himself a colorizer and restorer. He is working with some of the world's leading museums, photo archives, and publishers, as well as private commissions and projects undertaken for fun.

So what do I think of my sketch?

Well, I like the ears; that looks good; the eyes are okay; and the mouth. The nose is almost there, and it looks much better, I get the feeling I am starting to understand the draw of a nose. She does not really look sick, but I think the lines are not dark enough. But you can see the woman is not well; there is something wrong with her. I put today's date and year on it, and I think I must continue doing that.

Sources:
https://www.boredpanda.com/history-holocaust-horrors-colourised-tom-marshall/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

https://www.boredpanda.com/author/enquiries_4/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

Pieter Lategan Title: Picture 1977 on a Sunday, No no it is death 2020

Medium: A4 Paper Pen

It feels as if someone is dead in the streets and in the shop, and I brought the death feeling to my home where I live and must be happy.

Pieter Lategan Title: Redraw of Unknown Artist sketch - I call it Pilot

 

Medium: A4 Paper Pencil HB

Pencil sketch of a pilot, G.E. Rawson, dated 29 August 1943. He died, and they assume the body was found by the Germans in World War 2, after an attack and the sea of Cherbourg.

I don’t know who the artwork drew, but it has been signed by the artist, and the date is 29 August 1943, the time of the war.

So what do I think of my own work?

Some of the lines are too hard, and they have been drawn from different angles. I create images with continuous, same pencil pressure. That I need help with. But as soon as I get that when I color in with the pencil with practice, I will be happy. The hair works for me, but I could spend more time on it. The eyes are ok, as is the mouth. I like the nose; it is working but still needs to improve. I still need more practice for portrait pencil sketches, but that will I done. I have been busy since last year, November 2019, and worked very hard this month.

Source:

http://aircrewremembered.com/1943-10-28-loss-of-mitchell-fr174-dieren-bijvoet.html

Pieter Lategan Title: Rip Sol Kerzner

 

Medium: A4 paper pencil H

Solomon (Sol) Kerzner (23 August 1935 – 21 March 2020) was a South African accountant and business magnate.

He founded both of South Africa's largest hotel groups, the Southern Sun Hotel Group and Sun International. He graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and took over the running of his family's hotel chain. His parents owned and operated a chain of kosher hotels.

In 1979, Kerzner developed Sun City, the most ambitious resort project in Africa.

So what do I think of my own work?

I like it; it is sad the man passed away; he was a very good and clever businessman.

Some of the lines are a bit too hard; I draw with an H pencil. The sketch was not drawn exactly in the middle, but that is fine. I got the photo from the internet from the Getty Photos website, and the photo was taken by a person with the name of Kevin Mazur/WireImage.

Souces:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Kerzner

Pieter Lategan Title: Paavo Nurmi

 

Total medals: 12 
Medium: A4 Pencil H

 

Paavo Nurmi, the top-ranked athlete in track and field at the Olympic Games, won 12 total medals won12.
With coronavirus all over the world, I am not sure if the Olympics in Japan are going to happen. I thought it was good to draw Paavo from a photo that I got from the Internet. 

He was a Finnish (13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) middle-distance and long-distance runner and had the nickname “Flying Finn. He set 22 official world records at distances between 1500 meters and 20 kilometers. 

He left school at the age of twelve to provide for his family. In 1912, he was inspired by the Olympic feats of Hannes Kolehmainen and began developing a strict training program.

Nurmi was suspended before the 1932 Games by the IAAF council that questioned his amateur status, and in 1934 he retired from running.

 

Numi later coached Finnish runners, raised funds for Finland during the Winter War, and worked as a haberdasher, building contractor, and share trader, eventually becoming one of Finland’s richest people. 

So what do I think of my work? 

I drew it from a black-and-white photo and felt that worked very well. It is almost there; I think I did a good job with the eyes but struggled with the nose. The mouth was a bit difficult with the v-shaped lips he had. I really need to work on a background idea that will work for my portrait studies.

I am very proud of myself today. I did two portrait sketches and want to try to do that every day. I get tired, but I need much more practice before I can think of starting painting in oil, but that is my goal.

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi

Artist: Pieter Lategan Title: Redraw of Robert Lenkiewicz. My title: Coronavirus Deaths at 11,000

 

Medium: A4 paper, pencil H, B

This is a redraw of English artist Robert Lenkiewicz (31 December 1941 – 5 August 2002). He was one of South West England’s most celebrated modern artists.

He created up to 10,000 works. His themed ‘projects’ investigated hidden communities or difficult social issues such as Suicide and Death.

In 1981, he staged his own death, announcing his demise in local newspapers.

Lenkiewicz was born in London in 1941. His parents fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and arrived in London as penniless refugees.

Unaffected by contemporary art trends, he preferred the paintings in the National Gallery. Inspired by figures like Albert Schweitzer, a polymath, and Danilo Dolci, an Italian social activist known as the "Gandhi of Sicily."

He painted vagrant and street alcoholic individuals.

Art critic David Lee noted: "Robert's greatest gift was to show us that an artist could be truly concerned about social and domestic issues and try to express this through figurative painting."

His projects focused on mental handicap (1976), Old Age (1979), and Death (1982), shedding light on marginalized communities.

He also explored societal taboos in projects like Jealousy (1977), Orgasm (1978), Suicide (1980), and Sexual behavior (1983).

The sketch I redrew was of John Kynance a few minutes before death from cancer in 1973. Inscribed: “vagrant character of rare qualities. Completely out of tune with his thuggish companions.”

My thoughts on the redraw? The person doesn't look like they are dying, just poor. But at least I made an attempt.

Celine Dion - Fly (Live in Vancouver - 1996)

Sources:
https://flashbak.com/the-peculiar-tale-of-robert-lenkiewicz-and-diogenes-the-tramp-who-became-the-ultimate-memento-mori-367733/
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk036Ryq2Ohg8CTzGRcQcICICHJPHmg:1584775604995&q=pencil+sketches+of+dying+people&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-0e-XhavoAhUb6OAKHSo1AIYQsAR6BAgJEAE&biw=1366&bih=625#imgrc=9V-g41gE4k_u9M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lenkiewicz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Schweitzer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo_Dolci

Pieter Lategan Title: Study 1 Cosetta Bimbi

 

Medium: A4 Paper, Pencil HB

I got this photo from a Fashion Studies Journal on the Internet, and all I know of the woman whom I had drawn is her name. I did a search on the internet and all I could find is a jewelry store connected to her name in Italy and that the photo was taken in 1960.

I think this photo or sketch will bring me to an end of the collection 3 paintings 2. The reason why I called it painting is because I thought to get myself ready to paint in this collection. So I thought after I did a lot of research about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood that I want to draw. I tried to find photos of the 1960s and use the sixty styles to create in this collection. So this collection will be only pencil sketches

So what do I think about my own work?

The cheek on the right-hand side is too round. The eyes look better than my other work, but I spent a lot of time on the eyes. The hair needs work, but the photo which I will show during this process of creating it you will see what I mean.
This is my study 1 of Young Cosetta Bimbi.
Sources: http://www.fashionstudiesjournal.org/longform/2019/1/12/carlo-casini-we-invented-bell-bottoms

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Pieter Lategan Title: Redraw of William Holman Hunt's Wife

 

Medium: A4 Paper HB Pencil