From my FB page on Christmas Day, doodled after attending a candlelight service. Happy New Year to everyone :-D.
Tag Archives: drawings
11th Doctor – Famous Faces
Two portraits of Matt Smith from Doctor Who. This is my fanart contribution to the bittersweet knowledge of his impending regeneration. Each is a 5″x7″ graphite drawing.
I worked on the first drawing for 3 nights in a row, got frustrated, and started making more furious and scribbly marks. I call it ‘raggedy-pencil’ style. I meant to add a fez to the second one, ah well. :-)
Famous Faces: Sean Connery
I have returned :-).
The last portrait sketch I posted anywhere was a mediocre pen drawing of Sean Connery. Here, I redeem myself with a fully rendered graphite drawing. Good to be back, more to come!
Famous Faces: Helen Keller
Famous Faces: Harrison Ford
Another bit of Star Wars fan-art :-). Portrait sketch of Han Solo, graphite on paper, 5×7.
Inspire Prescott Gallery
A new art gallery in Prescott, AZ, has its grand opening tonight, and I’m thrilled to be included as a featured artist :D. Inspire Prescott is coming together through the hard work and awesomeness of some great people. Website coming soon; meanwhile, check out their Facebook page:
And click here to see a snapshot album of the artwork I’m showing.
I spent the past week painting furiously and came up with these 4 new encaustic portraits — referencing Pre-Raphaelite portraiture and William Morris patterns and other old fashioned things. They will be hanging in the gallery for the next few months.
For Beauty and Glory.
Sketches
At this very moment, I am on a cross-country move. Which explains the blog neglect. Before packing all my sketchbooks away, I took snapshots of a few interesting sketches from the past few months, so that I could post on the road. Move-in day is tomorrow ~
Portrait Commission – Baby James
My good friend from across the country asked me to do a portrait of adorable, 4-month-old baby James :). Graphite on paper, 8″x10″:
Famous Faces: Alfred Hitchcock
Last night, we pulled out my brother’s Hitchcock movie collection. And in the time it took us to watch The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935, starring Robert Donat), I completed this portrait: Graphite on paper, 8″x10″:
Graphite Drawings
Some drawings. Some words too, but not many :).
I have a book called Nordic Knitting; a collection of traditional Scandinavian knitting patterns. Norway (Selbu pattern) and Sweden (Dalarna sleeves), inspired these pencil sketches. More underway ~
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