For this week’s Illustration Friday topic “Tribal”, I created this graphite and charcoal drawing of a Native American woman. I wanted to create an image of a calm and gentle woman looking to the right, towards the future, but hidden behind the calm she has the spirit of a bear throughout her past, strong and brave, fierce and nurturing. I felt somewhat limited by the size of my paper this time and perhaps will create a larger version of this to include more of the bear.
Completed using graphite and charcoal on Strathmore 300 Series Smooth Bristol. Size 5″ x 7″