Nowadays I am trying to be more carefull about choosing the right angle/composition, and what to draw and (occasionally) what to leave out.
I deliberately stopped a little early, in order not to lose myself into those little details that sometimes spoil a drawing. Did the last enhancements at home, just by memory, to try and catch what my eye remembered seeing.
I will still stick to reality, but I more and more feel that trying to capture the "spirit" of the subject is more important than correctly fitting in all the details.
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Your comments are very true. There is always a balance or compromise to make between reality and impressions. Most of my work is from photos I take of scenes that I am very aquainted with. I admit that painting on location makes you more aware of some details that a camera cant record. I try to keep this in mind. I do a lot of life drawing from live models as well. The same dilemma presents itself in these situations - you draw an impression of a complicated hairstyle, you may want to lengthen a short torso, you adjust for a pose which is shifting, etc. its all about the artist's impressions.
Indeed Michael, well put. It's all about choices.
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