Until more exciting stuff happens, here are some random sketches of people. Two from life, one Vermeer study, one Edward Burne-Jones study, and a gnome doodle (taken from life of course).
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Freehand Famous Faces 1.1
Here begins my Freehand Famous Faces series.
It started with my friend’s suggestion to do a portrait of John Rhys-Davies, then it spread to other members of the LOTR movie cast. More to come :)
Portraiture Update
Another portrait commission :). This is the daughter of a friend of mine.
To answer a common question, I’ve worked from photos for all of my portraits. Painting from life would be best, if it were possible in my case.
The painting is 12″x16″, oil on cradled masonite.
More Sketches
Recently, I decided to only sketch with a pen because it forces me to be far more intentional with my marks.
I should, but don’t, sketch from imagination very often. Here’s a rare imagined tree ~
And here are some sketch studies of works by J.M.W. Turner.
Creatures Here Below 