[caption id="attachment_729" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Portrait of Story, charcoal, 2012"][/caption] We have had a couple of familiar faces back in Portrait With a Hat lately, doing their usual compelling poses for the class. Here are my two drawings of Trish and Story. Trish wore her hair in braids in a Renaissance manner and combined a print top that worked with the theme. We focused on her profile such as in many portraits done in that period. Story placed sunglasses atop her head and generally evoked summertime in January, for which we were grateful. As I have become more familiar with these models, I think these likenesses and their fidelity to the subjects has evolved very well. The spirit and character of the person seems to have grown. It brings to mind questions regarding portraiture and the mediums of photography and painting/drawing. A photograph is considered the more real copy generally, yet the coming to know a subject that occurs through a slower working medium adds a dimension beyond physical realism.