Tribute to a Farmer

Submitted for 's week 38 theme.

This one was done in about 2 and a half hours and pulls from a photograph I took of my AJ blind bag. (see below.)

The challenge this week was to draw a statue, and the bonus goal was to demonstrate value. This is rather ingenious as statues are naturally grayscale so there's no complicating color getting in the way.

To be honest, this whole "art fundamentals" modifier to the themes is super valuable to me. Getting a chance to make a picture specifically intended to focus on a specific topic, and yet not being forced to do boring subject matter (you can only shade so many spheres before it becomes ridiculous,) makes the learning process fun and productive.

EDIT: Fixed the near side thigh joint