My muse is a talented singer and most importantly a delightful person. Enjoyed drawing the shading in his face and adding some abstract features on his glasses for embellishment. Pencil sketch with ink shadows.
Tag: Pencil
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Smile
Her smile
is so uplifting
it creates a
surround-sound
of happy.
Graphite & charcoal
with highlights in
colored pencil.
J.W. -
Snow day
This is the
look of happy
when there
is enough
snow on the
ground for a
sleigh ride.
Pencil H, B,
2B and 5BJ.W.
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Intrigue
First
washed in wet
graphite, then a
dry wash with
occasional dabs
of charcoal and
ink hashing
to give this
beautiful
muse
a whimsical
flair.
J.W. -
Warmth to Texas
This lovely Texan muse drawn with a graphite wash and lightly accented with charcoal.
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Lady Liza
Nothing quite
like a day out in
the sun to bring
on the happy!
Many thanks to
my friend Lady
Liza for being my
inspirational
photo!
Graphite wash
blended with
chamois and pencils B, 2B, 6B.
J.W. -
Little princess
Such a sweet
princess pose!
Graphite pencils H, B, 2B
and 6B with
a light
watercolor
wash.
J.W. -
Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman — a talented
poet laureate
reciting original
work at President
Biden’s
inauguration
—
was the inspiration
for this drawing.
Graphite pencil, with
a watercolor
light wash.J.W.
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Pondering the moment
As I drew this muse,
I couldn’t help but wonder
what she was looking at,
what she was thinking?Graphite wash blended
using cotton balls
and Q-tips.J.W.
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Aging locks
This muse
featured a
delightful set of
aging facial hair
putting my
eraser to good
use.Graphite wash,
HB, 2B, 6B.J.W.
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Características delacate
This muse from
Buenos Aries, Argentina
with her delicate
features
was a delight to
sketch in pencil.HB, B and 4B.
J.W.
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Three quarter view
The three quarter view
is one of my favorite
perspectives for
portraiture,
her
distinctive
facial features,
eyewear
and earrings captured
in graphite pencil.
HB, 2B and 4B.J.W.
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The big cry
This muse provided
a chance to
wonder what
was the source
of his cry,
his fury,
his pain?
and perhaps
laughter soon
followed.Graphite pencil.
J.W.
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San Francisco gal
Today’s inspiration
is a young lady
from San Francisco
sporting delightfully
soft facial tones
and shaved hair.Graphite pencil and graphite wash.
J.W.
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She tells
This muse from
the U.K. reveals
the beauty in
her skin tones
with varying
shades of
skin pigmentation
and eyes that
beg to tell
you more.Charcoal and pencil.
J.W.
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Jamaica
Today’s muse from Jamaica,
with lighting that
highlights his
angular features.Graphite wash and pencil.
J.W.
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Andrew
Meet Andrew,
today’s muse
who sits in
contemplation looking
thru his Elton John
eyewear.Pencil with colored pencil highlights.
J.W.
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Pillow pose
This girl took a break from playing hopscotch with her friends to pose with her favorite pillow.Pencil and charcoal with a light graphite wash.
J.W.
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The Accountant
Meet Michael.
A one-time
rancher from
Colorado, he
affords nice things
as an accountant
though misses his
ranch.Graphite wash.
Charcoal, with a splash
of colored pencil.J.W.
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Curious Eyes
Such an
interesting pose,
demure, with
curious eyes
and a touch of
deep ocean blue
highlights in her
hair.Pencil and
charcoal with
mica blue
pigment.J.W.
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Stories to tell
This muse with his gaunt facial
features surely had
stories to tell.Pencil sketch with graphite wash.
J.W.
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Alicia
This muse,
Ms. Alicia of Australia,
shares
her delightful pose and essence
for capture
…
in
pencil and charcoal.J.W.
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Childs play
This child stopped
long enough to
wonder
why? or what?
before his attention
span moved on
to playInspiring pencil
with an equally
playful watercolor
washJ.W.
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Creative contemplation
This singer songwriter
contemplates
lyrics and harmoniescaptured in pencil,
with charcoal wavesJ.W.
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Washed in graphite
This lovely lady
from Capetown,
South Africa,
posed just long
enough to be
washed in graphite
and finished in pencil.J.W.
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The Checkup
This P.A.
readies her patients
with a surprise OH…
and then
comes the
stethoscope.
Charcoal and pencil on tonal paper. -
Artisan vase, Santiago de Cuba
Our trip to Cuba
was filled
with wandering,
and marvel at
the beautiful
coastline,
untouched,
natural in beauty,
and gratitude
for the
people,
the artisans
we met,
their art,
clay vases
they accented
with paint
and thin rope
and any other
scarce material
to be found.This vase
discovered
at an outdoor
market in
Santiago de Cuba,
is honored doubly
back in the States,
in colored pencil.Read more
on our travels
through Cuba. -
The Eye of her Tiger
Lady Jill
styles her unstoppable
spirit
—
a capacity for
exercise,
laughter,
play,
that has
no
boundaries
—
and this
pencil
portrait
drawing
with a hint
of colored pencil
aims to
capture
the Eye
of her Tiger. -
Guitar Joe
One of my
earlier works,
1995,
pencil and charcoal,
of Guitar Joe,
thinking
about…
guitar pics,
chords,
lead lines,
rhythm,
harmonies,
the next tune
…
and maybe
coffee. -
I’m just fine, thank you
A
Siamese,
named
Earl Grey,
found his way,
up a tree,
in mere seconds,
perfectly content,
with no
intention of
leaving his
perch,
watching the birds
and
the frantic
rescue mission
unfold below.Drawing in colored pencil.
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Ms Beth
Pencil with
colored pencil
accents
captures
the essence of
a sweet childhood friend.
Her smile,
contagious,
attracts
more
smiles to
all she meets. -
Ms. Sylvia
This lady
gave me the chance
to ponder smiles,
how a single
smile can brighten
a day,
how some people
give smiles
freely,
naturally,
others,
occasionally,
and I smile
just thinking
about her
generous gift,
her sweet spot.Drawing in colored pencil
and charcoal -
Ms. Debora
Celebrating each day
with a smile,
a warm embrace,
she finds brightness,
lightness,
by giving,
both back and forward,
and doesn’t everyone
need a Ms. Debora
in their life? -
Ruby
This lady
looked back
at me
in shades of
black n white,
but then
with
a splash
of lip gloss,
she
became
Ruby. -
Lucille
What I love
about portrait
drawing,
is seeing
the person
in ways
I would have
likely missed,
and that twinkle,
in her eye,
is oh so
honestly.Drawing in colored pencil
and charcoal
Rogue Lines 