Lily

portrait of an old white woman with large glasses — Gwenn Seemel
*Lily*
2002
marker and gouache on paper
10 x 8 inches

Crosshatching has been my way of mark-making for a long time now, and this drawing from when I was 19 shows I’ve been into crosshatching with markers for much of that time. For more about the evolution of my style, check out this video. I talk more about the drawing of Lily in this article.