Graphic Edition – Guardian Angel

Description

Henar Soria Graphic Editions

Guardian Angel.

Drawing inspired by Javier Viver's sculpture "Ángel de la Guarda" (Guardian Angel).
Original made with ballpoint pen. Graphic edition made with high-quality mineral inks injected
onto Hahnemuhle German Etching paper, which offers maximum resistance to aging.

Biography

I’ve always loved drawing. I can remember drawing for as long as I can remember, with a special
interest in the human face. Lately, I’ve been using a ballpoint pen almost exclusively for this because it’s the
one I’ve always had on hand; because there’s no going back—which helps me avoid falling into obsessive perfectionism
—it doesn’t take up space, adapts to any situation, and produces very satisfying results. As for my training, I attended a painting academy for 10 years where I mainly painted still lifes
—nothing to do with drawing people—but it taught me to capture details with a certain
speed, and I learned about the use of color, light, and different techniques.

My architecture degree also helped me gain confidence in my drawing and develop a more distinct style, although I’m still working on it. Those years truly marked a turning point in the way I perceived “artistic production”—which I’d always done in private, just for fun—because having to present my drawings in class and always carrying a sketchbook with me, where project sketches mingled with portraits of people, I naturally began to give visibility to what I was doing, and everyone kept telling me
that I had to do something with it. But I wasn’t quite sure what. What I did know was that when
Javier Viver suggested I sell three of my drawings, I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to start doing
something with them.

So here they are: “Mary Before the Mystery,” “Guardian Angel,” and “The Tenderness of Saint Joseph”—three drawings
that I’m taking out of my sketchbook, and may God’s will be done with them.