She is looking toward the ground and seems to be very unhappy. The chair is very tall which makes it so that we can see her long dress. She is resting her feet on some type of box, but her feet cannot be seen. This drawing does not appear to have been signed. There is no color in the drawing at all. The lines are very dark and thick -- especially the lines in her dress. There are also many lines on the wall behind her and on the floor below her, to show the shadows. The woman's face is the lightest part of the drawing. She seems to be looking at something in her lap but it is too dark to tell what it is. It may just be part of her dress, but it may be something else -- it may be whatever is making her look so unhappy.

Cottages with a Woman Working in the Foreground

This drawing was done in 1890 with pencil and pen (Van Gogh Gallery, 1). This is the only drawing for the three that I am writing about that is not just a portrait of a person, but is a landscape with a person that is in it, but much smaller. This drawing does not appear to have been signed by the artist.

Most of the lines in this drawing are not as thick or dark as they are in the two portraits. There are some dark, thick lines on the roofs of the buildings and on the woman's skirt who is working in the field. But most of the lines seem curlier and skinnier -- especially the lines used for the trees and the smoke coming out of the chimneys. There are a lot more curvy lines in this...

There is no color. The proportions seem to be correct because the houses in the distance are smaller than they would be if they were up close. The woman is bigger so that she will appear closer to viewer than the buildings. If she were standing right next to the buildings and was the same size she is now, she would look like a giant.
Conclusion

Vincent Van Gogh is an excellent artist. His drawings are not as famous as his paintings, but they are still great. He really knows how to make people look real and show the expression of emotions on their faces. He also knows how to make a landscape look real and in proportion. I would like to draw as well as Vincent Van Gogh some day.

1) "Young Man with a Pipe"

Vincent Van Gogh

Drawing, pencil and transparent watercolor on watercolor paper.

2) Bent Figure of Woman

Vincent Van Gogh

Drawing, pencil, pen, brush, sepia, washed

3) "Cottages with a Woman Working in the Foreground"

Vincent Van Gogh

Drawing, Pencil, pen.

Works Cited

Lubin, Albert, J. Stranger on the Earth: A Psychological Biography of Vincent Van Gogh, Da Capo Press, 1996. Print.

Meier-Graefe, Julius Vincent Van Gogh: A Biography, Dover Publications, 1987. Print.

Vincent Van Gogh Gallery. Web. 29 May 2010. http://www.vangoghgallery.com/