Anna Kung
Art Portfolio
2025
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01 - ABOUT ME
02 - WHY SIGHT SIZE
03 - DRAWING AT CHARLES H. CECIL STUDIOS, FLORENCE
04 - HONORS
About Me
I am an artist based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a primary focus on drawing. My creative practice spans digital and film photography, AI films, design, crafts, miniatures, painting, and murals, allowing me to explore diverse forms of visual expression.
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Over the past two summers, I studied drawing at Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy, where I deepened my understanding of classical techniques. I will return next year to continue my work in portraiture, with the goal of advancing into portrait oil painting.
Why Florence
& The Sight Size Method
Why Florence
& Sight Size Method for Portrait
Sight Size Method for Portraits:
A portrait drawn at life size is never static or mechanical. While the Sight Size method provides accuracy, it also offers the freedom to observe, interpret, and infuse personality into the work.
Standing before the model, I can capture subtle shifts in expression, adjust angles, and modify light and shadow, all while maintaining true proportions. This process transforms the work from a photographic likeness into a portrait with feeling.
For me, Sight Size portraiture is “a unique means of attaining truth to nature through individual expression.” It unites precision with emotion, allowing the portrait to breathe with life.
Clay Cast - step 1
Step 1: Draw the contour and shadow lines.
Clay Cast - step 2
Step 2: Fill in shadow shapes and beginning to differentiate values, then darken.
Clay Cast - step 3
Step 3: Spray the piece with a fixative so the fine powder of the charcoal is not transferred.
Clay Cast
13” x 19”, Charcoal
Clay Cast
13” x 19”, Charcoal
Figure Drawing
19” x 26”, Charcoal
Figure Drawing
Size: 19” x 26”
Materials: Staedler 2B and 4B graphite pencils, Fabriano Roma paper, kneaded eraser.
Portrait Drawing
Size: 19” x 26”
Material: Fabriano Roma paper, Nitram Academy Fine Art Charcoal 5mm B Soft Square Sticks, kneaded eraser.
Portrait Drawing
Size: 19” x 26”
Material: Fabriano Roma paper, Nitram Academy Fine Art Charcoal 5mm B Soft Square Sticks, kneaded eraser.
Goodbye Florence!
2025 - 2nd place Award – Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest MA
2025 - Poster for Bement Musical
