portraits

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self." - Ernest Hemingway

“Forever is composed of nows.” ― Emily Dickinson

Digital painting done in Procreate, practicing something different from my usual.

Like I said getting a good likeness of someone in a portrait is a very tenuous grasp...I start out well...looks like them...hey I captured that...just a little off...Oh Crap! Still, I keep trying.

Most likely the only attempt you'll see me do with real life people portraits.

This is one of my older drawings. The reference picture was just a picture i came across online.

Realization of the portrait of @Myriam Seurat as part of the preparation of the exhibition: "The chroniclers of # Télématin on #France 2 (French television) and the dissipation and vapor of television memory. Réalisation du portrait de @Myriam Seurat dans le cadre de la préparation de l’exposition : « Les chroniqueurs de #Télématin sur #France 2 et la dissipation et vapeur de la mémoire télévisuelle.

Réalisation du portrait de @Sylvie Adigard dans le cadre de la préparation de l’exposition : « Les chroniqueurs de #Télématin sur #France 2 et la dissipation et vapeur de la mémoire télévisuelle.

British stand-up comedian, actor, writer and activist.

Inspired by Billie Eilish

Russell Brand; English comedian, actor, radio host, also an activist.

A ballpoint pen portrait using only red and green pens. Reference photo from Paint My Photo

Charcoal, Life study.

From the excellent Blacklist

From the series Spartacus

This is the first and only portrait I've done of my daughter [Rae] when I decided to get back into drawing and start trying portraits 2 yrs ago. I've worked on other portraits since and my skills are improving however this is still one of my favs

This was from the Planet of the Apes film.

A light sketchy portrait of this funny man.

Host of Gardeners World.

Drummer for Mastodon, Brann Dailor. Drawn in pencil and colored in Procreate (digitally).

Abe Cunningham of the Deftones. Pencil, colored in Procreate.

Daily drawing (#291) of the Joe Rogan Podcast of Sir Roger Penrose; OM FRS English mathematical physicist, mathematician and philosopher of science. Pencil drawing and colored in Procreate. See time lapse of color process; https://www.instagram.com/p/BrjPyS4AtE2/ (swipe to see)

Daily drawing (#298) of the Joe Rogan Podcast of the legend Mike Tyson. Pencil drawing and colored in Procreate.