Tag Archives: portrait
Sleeping Child
I drew this study from a reference photo taken by Nina Beltran. This is her youngest daughter, Lucy. The drawing is made with General’s powdered charcoal and charcoal pencils and traditional tools including; kneaded erasers, stumps, etc. The drawing is … Continue reading
River – a portrait
A portrait of Tom’s great-nephew, River. I painted this from a black and white photo. The goal was to practice mixing realistic flesh tones and to capture a likeness. I need to work on all of the aspects of portraiture … Continue reading
Facial Expression
Another fun, expressive face – awe- perhaps? Charcoal on Strathmore vellum bristol 11×14. I used powdered, compressed and charcoal pencils for this piece.
Paul
A drawing of my nephew. 11×14 graphite and colored pencil on vellum bristol.
Low-tech Selfie
I’ve been playing with taking selfies lately and decided to use this one to paint a self portrait study in oil. So here is my low-tech version! The painting is approx. 8×10 oil on unstretched Fredrix canvas. Save
Gwen
Another charcoal study – 11×14 on Strathmore toned gray paper. I used a General’s Charcoal pencil for this one. Save
Nina
This is another attempt to capture a likeness in charcoal on toned paper. The drawing measures 11×14. Save Save
Tom
This is a portrait of my best friend and love, Tom. Although he is the biggest cheerleader when it comes to encouraging my art, he’s a rather reluctant model so I drew this from a photo reference. The drawing is … Continue reading
Young Man
This is a portrait of my nephew, who graduated from high school this past June. I was thinking of him yesterday. The painting is a 6×8 oil on panel.
Painting People
Painting from a photo provided by the husband and father of this sleeping pair… I don’t know if I’ve made the mom as beautiful as she is, but I hope he’ll be happy. Capturing a likeness requires the most rigorous … Continue reading
