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Life Drawing & Portraits

Life drawing and portraits are perhaps the hardest of all the painterly disciplines. People have character — personality! You can get the features "right" and still miss the essence of the person. And life drawing sessions — especially "gestures" — are the best fitness routine there are for an artist!
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These are some of my attempts, but not all. As many of my portraits have been gifts for family or commissions, they are not mine to display here.
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![]() JustineAcrylics, 16" x 20" canvas | ![]() SilasAcrylics, 11" x 14" canvas | ![]() Plaid!Acrylics, 11" x 14" canvas | ![]() Elijah McClain #18.5" x 11" paper |
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![]() Elijah McClain #28.5" x 11" paper | ![]() Willy Lindsay — preliminary sketchesCharcoal and pastels, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() WillyPastels, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Willy a la Warhol16" x 16" acrylic print |
![]() The Blues ManAcrylics, 18" x 24" canvas [SOLD] | ![]() AnnePastels, 11" x 14" paper | ![]() Elena (Monochrome)Acrylics, 11" x 14" canvas | ![]() Maeve (Cadmium orange and cobalt blue)Acylics, 11" x 14" canvas |
![]() Siobhan (Zorn pallet)Acrylics, 11" x 14" canvas | ![]() Self-portrait (monochrome, blue wash)Acrylics, 14" x 14" canvas | ![]() PortraitCharcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() ExerciseCharcoal, 18" x 24" canvas |
![]() Self-portrait (re-framed) #1Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Self-portrait (re-framed) #2Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Life drawingCharcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Life drawingCharcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint |
![]() life drawingcharcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Life drawingCharcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Composite portraitCharcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Portrait #1Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint |
![]() Portrait #2Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Man #1Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Life drawing #4Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Life drawing #2Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint |
![]() Life drawing #4Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Life drawing #5Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Georgina #1Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint | ![]() Georgina #3Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint |
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