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Sweet Slumber, charcoal
New mothers seem to live in a fog of exhaustion and try to sneak in much-needed sleep when they can find the time. When I saw this tired Mom and her new baby taking a nap in a “cozy” chair, … Continue reading
Dignity, charcoal
I recently came across an image of a Philippine woman that left no doubt her life was difficult in ways I couldn’t possibly imagine. Dignity (12×9) a charcoal portrait, was a challenge for me to draw – I felt every … Continue reading
Mystic, charcoal
A certain mystery starting to show itself about this young woman as the drawing came into being . . . I wondered what she was staring at or thinking – whatever it was she seemed satisfied. Mystic, a charcoal drawing … Continue reading
Tested, charcoal
I wanted to draw something with a bit more grit and edge ~ Tested, is a freehand charcoal sketch (12×9, Strathmore paper), portrays a guy whose life took a turn that probably has put a few tests in his path. … Continue reading
Thursday’s Drawing, The Glance – charcoal
You didn’t think I’d let Thursday’s drawing to get away – oh no here is my latest . . . The Glance, is a charcoal portrait drawing (12×9) on Strathmore Drawing paper – I’m fast running out of soft charcoal … Continue reading
Anticipation, charcoal drawing
Anticipation, is a 9×6 portrait sketched in charcoal on Strathmore Bristol Vellum paper. The free-hand drawing was good practice because of the variety of fabrics, blond hair and her features. The original name of this drawing was Fresh, but based … Continue reading
Study of Dark Skin Model – (original drawing by William Maughan)
My latest study, as I continue to learn how to draw portraits, was from a book that I’m reading by William Maughan, that I’ll be writing a book review post on at a later date. This portrait (9×6) was drawn … Continue reading
Charcoal Study of Richard W. Hale, Jr. – (original by John Singer Sargent)
Whoever said portraits are easy? This little guy gave me a run for my money – the challenge was keeping Richard Jr. looking like a youngster (of perhaps 10-12 yrs) instead of a middle-age teenager with worry. John Singer Sargent … Continue reading
My Charcoal Study of Helen Sears (original portrait by John Singer Sargent)
After drawing Old Monk, and some encouragement from others, I decided to give more consideration to drawing more portraits, no so much standard straight-forward portraits, but ones drawn with a loose style showing the character of the person and loosely … Continue reading
Oil Pastels by Mary 