His "simple" line drawings almost seem to belie his skill in the technically accurate realism of his early drawing skill. I believe, in order to produce such dramatic and engaging pieces of art such as Picasso's line drawings, you have to teach your eye, muscle and brain to draw with such accuracy before minimising the lines to the essentials and still capture the spirit, beauty and essense of the person or subject. This belief helps me push on and enjoy the slow mastery of drawing line, shade etc.
I also love the less formal style of his self portrait. For me the eyes are the focal point and I feel they are communicating his personality, warmth, seriousness, allertness and slightly hungry looking. Looking for something important. I like the heavy use of charcoal and feel its dramatic use balances his strong features. The marks are confident and definate and yet there is a delicacy to the strong jawline. I find the piece very communicative, also perhaps because the eyes are looking right out of the drawing at the observer. I have to keep looking.
Another style and very delicate with different mark making, I love the drawing of this young woman. The lines that make her face are delicate, minimalist, soft, though she communicates individuality. The shading of her beret and clothes, and her neck are stronger, perhaps accentuating the delicacy of her face. His line and mark making are beautiful, and he chooses how to present the image too. She is looking slightly past the artist's shoulder it seems, a little lost in thought. I wonder what she is thinking or gazing mid distance at. I think it's a lovely image.
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