Last Friday Jankura Artspace had a special drawing event celebrating the Mexican artist Frida Khalo. We started with six gesture drawings in order to choose the long pose as is the custom at Jankura. Not particularly happy with how they came out, but hey, gotta keep practicing. For the long pose I focused on the... Continue Reading →
99 Portraits: 9 & 10
Two more portraits finished. I'm still working with a ball point pen base, brush pen for the dark and conté pencil for the highlights. Occasional minor color highlights either in pen or pencil. First portrait since last time is for a former coworker who now resides in the UK: The second is for a former... Continue Reading →
This last week I was able to get two more portraits finished, plus a third one is mostly done. But I'll share that one next week. Portrait 7 is of an old college friend who is more than happy with a crazy pose. Of course this was exceedingly fun as a result. Yaaaar! Portrait 8... Continue Reading →