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Life Drawing & Portraits

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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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Justine

Justine

Acrylics, 16" x 20" canvas

Silas

Silas

Acrylics, 11" x 14" canvas

Plaid!

Plaid!

Acrylics, 11" x 14" canvas

Elijah McClain #1

Elijah McClain #1

8.5" x 11" paper

Elijah McClain #2

Elijah McClain #2

8.5" x 11" paper

Willy Lindsay — preliminary sketches

Willy Lindsay — preliminary sketches

Charcoal and pastels, 18" x 24" newsprint

Willy

Willy

Pastels, 18" x 24" newsprint

Willy a la Warhol

Willy a la Warhol

16" x 16" acrylic print

The Blues Man

The Blues Man

Acrylics, 18" x 24" canvas [SOLD]

Anne

Anne

Pastels, 11" x 14" paper

Elena (Monochrome)

Elena (Monochrome)

Acrylics, 11" x 14" canvas

Maeve (Cadmium orange and cobalt blue)

Maeve (Cadmium orange and cobalt blue)

Acylics, 11" x 14" canvas

Siobhan (Zorn pallet)

Siobhan (Zorn pallet)

Acrylics, 11" x 14" canvas

Self-portrait (monochrome, blue wash)

Self-portrait (monochrome, blue wash)

Acrylics, 14" x 14" canvas

Portrait

Portrait

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Exercise

Exercise

Charcoal, 18" x 24" canvas

Self-portrait (re-framed) #1

Self-portrait (re-framed) #1

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Self-portrait (re-framed) #2

Self-portrait (re-framed) #2

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Life drawing

Life drawing

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Life drawing

Life drawing

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

life drawing

life drawing

charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Life drawing

Life drawing

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Composite portrait

Composite portrait

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Portrait #1

Portrait #1

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Portrait #2

Portrait #2

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Man #1

Man #1

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Life drawing #4

Life drawing #4

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Life drawing #2

Life drawing #2

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Life drawing #4

Life drawing #4

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Life drawing #5

Life drawing #5

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Georgina #1

Georgina #1

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

Georgina #3

Georgina #3

Charcoal, 18" x 24" newsprint

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