These Hands I

These Hands I

It’s been said by many artists, amateur, professional, and legendary, that drawing hands can be a good test for artists to see where they’re at.

I decided to try my hand at it. A 1 hour sketch of my left hand, 6B soft graphite, about half way into a bottle of Merlot while sitting at the bar enjoying some live music.

Credit goes to the bartender and everyone around me for not making fun of me for looking like a weirdo, holding this pose of my hand in front of my face for about an hour while I put it to paper.

Good stuff. I found it far easier to draw hands than anticipated. I sketched another of my palm that same night, which will be posted next Sunday. Have a good week everybody.

The Claus

The Claus

This is my favorite piece to date. Completed and dated on December 21, 2016 The Claus weighs in at 24″ tall by 18″ wide. I used a range of graphite scaling from B-8B, spanning a total of 48 hours actual drawing time.

A non traditional approach to depicting Santa Claus, I imagined him waning through the snow at night. Lantern in hand and lonesome, Claus is left with an expression of heightened senses upon his face.

Merry Christmas to all.

This piece has been purchased.

Bad Boyz

Trying something new here. This piece was commissioned as a Christmas present. It’s a freehand of a logo which belongs to a bike club called the Bad Boyz. I do not own the rights to this logo, but I had a lot of fun bringing the logo to life.

I used professional markers to create this piece. The final product ended up being 11×8.

The Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving Dinner

11×14, 2B-8B lead.

To be thankful for what you have, one must be humble at heart. To be humble one must possess humility.

Hattie Tom

Hattie Tom

As we approach Thanksgiving I have decided to focus my attention on Native Americans.

The subject here is Hattie Tom, a sixteen year old Mescalero Apache photographed in 1899 by Frank A. Rinehart.

This is my first portrait of a person, and my first sketch of a face. The dimensions are 11 x 14, drawn in 3B-6B lead.

Senna

Senna

Senna was the first piece I was commissioned to draw, as well as the first pet portrait I attempted. I was originally contracted to sketch Senna by my friend Abby. Although Senna is not her dog, the German Sheppard belongs to her boyfriend. The portrait was gifted to him as a birthday present.

This piece took roughly 10 hours to produce. I used an array of H as well as B leads to complete the portrait.

I enjoyed drawing Senna. The fur took quite a bit of time to detail, but I was pleased with the end result.