Matt in graphitint paint

For the final sketch in this sketchbook, I drew our son Matt from a photograph I took last August. I used a Duke 209 Fude pen, Noodler’s Lexington Gray ink, and Derwent Graphitint pan paints. Now I’ll close it and set it on the shelf for a while.  When I next open it, I wonder if the colors will look the same — or will some colors fade or change as Kate’s graphitint pencils did?

Anyone notice the feet of the ottoman and chair don’t match? The chair is a very comfortable antique from Bill’s maternal grandmother — it actually has springs under the cushion! The ottoman went with a chair that we gave away long ago. When we had the chair re-upholstered, we matched the ottoman to it. But there’s not enough room for it in our barn-home; now it sits in the woodshop for Stubby the shop cat.