Another Quick Sketch of a young woman. This one showed signs of having been mounted on the wall in Christine’s small gallery, so it was not exactly a “throw away” although it wasn’t signed.

The portrait is an example of using conté crayon on grey paper. Christine seemed to use a variety of different stocks or shades of grey paper, often being limited by what was available locally. The grey paper fills in the mid-tones with the black conté crayon working for the structure and shadows, while the white conté is lightly added to provide highlights and shape.