Mrs Lee G

drawing

Eyes, half portraits and pencil studies

I wanted to draw hyperrealistic portraits before I knew the difference between HB and 4B. Self-taught, rarely finished, always worth it.

A pencil and ink drawing of an eye with a blue pen lying on the paper

When I was younger I wanted to be a fashion designer or a graphic designer. I drew half-finished people, sketched clothes I would never sew (until recently), and obsessed over eyes and faces.

Half portraits are kind of my thing. Most of the time I do not finish a whole face, and I have made peace with that. Drawing is not about perfection for me. It is how I translate a feeling I cannot quite say in words.

A pencil portrait of a woman with long dark hair

Everything here is self-taught: countless hours of trial and error, impulsive sketchbook buys, video rabbit holes and a lot of crumpled paper. I draw to think, I draw when I cannot code anymore, and I draw when the world is too loud.

The lesson I keep relearning: you do not have to know what you are doing to keep doing it.