Watercolor and ink.
Tag: Portrait
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Time is spice
This began as a pencil sketch 2 years back, just a month before the pandemic and out on the town. Finished today, quietly, in my sketch garden, as a watercolor with ink accents. Time is spice.
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Sing Andre Sing
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.
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Lady Cross Hatching
This inspiration photo became my shading experiment in contour hatching. Much to practice, much fun!
Graphite pencil HB, 2B, 5B.
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Smile
Her smile
is so uplifting
it creates a
surround-sound
of happy.
Graphite & charcoal
with highlights in
colored pencil.
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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.
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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.
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Little princess
Such a sweet
princess pose!
Graphite pencils H, B, 2B
and 6B with
a light
watercolor
wash.
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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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Her eyes
This muse
was perfect
for
fusing
realism & sketchy
lines.Graphite
pencils
H, B, 2B and 6B.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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The cigar
This illustration
inspired by
a delightful
Belgian, savoring
his cigar.Graphite pencil.
H and 4BJ.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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Alicia
This muse,
Ms. Alicia of Australia,
shares
her delightful pose and essence
for capture
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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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Salty sailor
The bearded man,
a fishing boat captain,
out on the water
every day to
check the crab pots,
slinging salty words
as he listens to classical music.Pencil and charcoal.
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The art of seeing
Through one eye,
the reality is abstract
a dose of flora appears,
no particular kind,
with many colors and shapes
and through the other,
she sees satisfaction,
and gratitude
for all that she sees.Ink sketch dotted with watercolor
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The Checkup
This P.A.
readies her patients
with a surprise OH…
and then
comes the
stethoscope.
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Determination
This lady wore determination
in her eyes,
and softness
in her heart,
a pleasure to
draw.Charcoal.
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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. -
Pete
From my archives
this charcoal
portrait
attempted
to capture the
soul of
this kind,
gentle
man. -
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. -
Singer Songwriter Marlon
Charcoal,
pencil,
and
colored
pencil
accents
form a sepia hue,
featuring
the
high energy,
huge heart,
and
unstoppable
passion
of this
extraordinary singer
and songwriter,
Marlon Lorenzo Jackson -
Biker chic
In case there
was any doubt
how a biker
chic
(bicyclist)
sets
a style,
it’s all
about the
earrings.Ms. Barbara.
Colored pencil.
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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 -
Guitar Slingin’ Slim
This pencil
rendering
features
Detroit Slim,
strummin’
that thang.Be sure to
catch
a listen
to this
SNL closing theme. -
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 -
Sweet Angie
Sweet Angie,
a beautiful lady,
sat next to me,
ringing in the
New Year,
and it is the
simple sweetness,
in her eyes,
in her heart,
that I hoped
to capture.
Rogue Lines 