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Afghan Girl Drawing by Jean Haynes

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Comments (10)

Marty Morales

Marty Morales

Beautiful Afghan Girl work of art Jean. Lovely colors and composition. l/f Now following.

Jean Haynes replied:

Thank you!

Larry Keahey

Larry Keahey

Excellent drawing of Sharbat Gula as seen in the photo used for the 1985 issue of National Geographic

Jean Haynes replied:

Thank you!

David Turner

David Turner

And the eyes? Sooo good! I've come back a few times to see them...love 'em!

Jean Haynes replied:

Thank you!

Daniele Smith

Daniele Smith

incredible capture of her eyes, the true spirit of this women. Breath taking piece.

Jean Haynes replied:

Thank you!

David Turner

David Turner

hey, i love to see when this photo makes people's hands create! Nice work. Thanks for joining the contest!

Jean Haynes replied:

Thank you!

Jean Haynes

Jean Haynes

Thank you Gregory and Carl. I had read the follow up article and seen the later photos of this woman, she looked weathered and worn, but , you are right, she still had her striking green eyes. This drawing was actually done in colored pencil. I did it while I was working at a law firm in college as a receptionist. It took me about a week to draw in between phone calls and helping clients.

Carl Purcell

Carl Purcell

Jean: This is an masterful rendition of the Afghan girl from the original photograph by Steve McCurry. You may know that he returned to Afghanistan to see if he could locate the woman more than 20 years later. In fact, he did locate her and, as he expected, she had aged--but her green eyes were the same. I believe those jeans had been exported into this region by the invaders led by Alexander the Great. Did you do this with pastels?

Gregory Young

Gregory Young

Hi Jean, thank you for your nice comments on my art... it is alway appreciated, and inspires me... Wow... do you have a great eye... we see the world through the same lens,even if we use different cameras... i knew this image instantly... LONG-TIME member of the Society... it was only when i clicked on the image did i see what an incredible repro it is... you NAILED the eyes, which have haunted me since the first second i saw the cover... great portfolio... gregory

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