portraits

Over a year ago, I finished my Robin Williams portrait, and I decided I wanted to create a series of different black and white portraits. So far, this is the happiest I've been with a piece in a while. There's no expectation, there's no real pressure on this, it's me falling in love with painting again. I've only been working on this for a week, so there isn't a ton of progress. I suppose I'll reveal who the person is later once more progress is made but for now, enjoy.

Developing my style , I love stippling and cross hatching so thought I’d give it a go!

Kind of the icon or logo of Jester's restaurant, "Ringmaster's Pizza Hall". Before it was known as such, we called it "Jester's Mini Jamboree". If you didn't know, Jester has a line of steel dividing his bottom left and bottom right faceplate, which forms one mouth. So, in order to eat (even though Jester CAN'T eat, because he's a robot), he'd need to open those faceplates so he can fit food through the mouth. Drawn with FireAlpaca.

A little bit of an issue with the foreshortening of the figure. Model: Meadhbh (Maeve) 2B Pencil, Soft Charcoal Pencil on 5.5” x 8.25” Moleskine sketchbook.

Sketchbook practice

Reference photo by @citylight_village

Various self-portraits, not really 'selfs' at all, but the heads in a mirror.

Reference photo by @youn_changmin

Exploring colors with elements from the past. Self portrait for a Saturday night.

The title explains it all.

Black and white, graphite (pencil) portrait drawing.

Black and white, graphite (pencil) sketchbook portrait drawing.

Westworld. Lockdown series no.3! Mixed media.

A Figure Study

A Fauvist painting of a classmate from 2 years ago.

Sketch of Amy with various arm positions. A preliminary Moleskine sketchbook work-up for a future full-sized illustration. 2B Pencil, Soft Charcoal Pencil on 5.5” x 8.25” Moleskine sketchbook. Model: Amy_D

This is a pen and ink of my mother from a photo taken this October. No pencil outline and two hours with a .005 micron pen.

Leonardo has grown as an actor aging like a fine wine. I hoped I had captured his likeness in this doodle.

Four legs good, two legs bad.

This is Michelle, the most prettiest girl I have ever seen.

Thought I'd put something different up. One of my big head mode characters from anime.

my Mona Lisa

Nat checking her email. The polar fleece blanket colour and texture didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. Bic4 Ballpoint Pen, Sanrio Novelty 10 Colour Ballpoint Pen on Archival 8.5" x 11" paper

There have been many Joker incarnations, and this will be someone's favorite. I like the differences in each actor's portrayal of him.

Dedicated to the magnificence of what is the movie: Mars Attacks.