For today's Friday Face OFF link party
of art featuring faces, hosted by Nicole of
Last month, blogging buddy Jim of The Road to Parnassus
emailed me a copy of Rembrandt's drawing entitled
"Young Lion Resting" and suggested I might want
to try my hand at drawing it.
The original was about to be auctioned at Sotheby's
with all net proceeds being donated to
Panthera, a charitable organization devoted to
conservation of the world's 40 species of
wild cats and their ecosystems.
At the beginning of February, it sold for $17.9 million USD,
setting a new record for a drawing by Rembrandt.
For me, the most intriguing part of the drawing
is the young lion's head, so I cropped the photo
and made that my subject.
Here's my version -- I'm pleased with
the drawing itself, but less so with my
light and shadow work.
[Freehand drawing on brown kraft paper
done directly in black ink pen, white ink pen,
and black ink wash with brush]
The one thing I'm certain of, though,
is that no one is going to give ME
$17.9 million for it, hahahahahaha!
[Art & photo of art © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]
