My in-law parents, Derwent B2 pencil on a Large sketchbook
November Theme Challenge! The contents of a trashcan
latest updates: portrait
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2011Jun 13
tags: in-law | pencil | portrait -
2011May 20
tags: art | conflict | drawing ink | face | female | girl | girls | pencil | portrait | self
This is, in many ways a self-portrait. I feel that everything I am, have been & can be is in this piece. We’ve all burned bridges & lost something or someone close to us. In the end is it out of self-loathing or selfishness that we suck others in? Or are we just too damaged to accept a good thing when it’s there, even though we try our best and still seem to fall short? When others offer a hand, do we generally want to help ourselves, or are we just inviting them to share our misery? Do we trust others enough to let them in, or do we try to seem normal to the point where it damages us further? In the end, who does our pain end up hurting more, ourselves or others? This piece represents two sides that I feel are present in everyone.
This piece was made using mixed media on 18″x24″ paper
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2011May 5
tags: p!nk | pencil | pink | portrait
Another pencil portrait of Pink. Sorry about the photo quality.
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2011May 2
tags: brush pen | faber castell | portrait
A portrait of someone who I sort of made up but got inspiration for from my cousin. Drawn with a Faber Castell pitt brush pen. I tried a new technique–lines instead of my regular crosshatching.
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2011May 1
tags: p!nk | pencil | pink | portrait
A portrait of Pink done with an HB mechanical pencil. I had issues with the mouth and teeth, and erased so much that even if I could correct it, her teeth would look wrong. But I’m working on it.
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2011Apr 25
tags: ink | Inna | Ira | Kuretake | portrait
Inna in April. Ink, I mixed, and Kuretake H20, and 2 green Kuretake pens on aged paper.
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2011Apr 13
tags: drawing | napolean bonaparte | pencil | portrait | sketch
pencil drawing
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2011Apr 8
tags: ink | Ira | portrait | spring break
Spring break. I used newly mixed ink (thinking now I should add more yellow-honey in it, today will try to obtain pipette from one genius architect), Kuretake H2O and green Kuretake Twin pen in Moleskine A4.
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2011Mar 30
tags: Ira | Kuretake H20 | portrait | sepia | Shlomo Carlebach
Shlomo Carlebach, known as The Singing Rabbi. I always have his CD in the car, whenever I feel sad or hurt, I listen to his voice, sometimes without words, it has sort of healing power, his love for people. So I drew portrait, as I admire people who made a difference. Used Sepia ink and Kuretake H20.
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2011Mar 26
tags: assassin | ink | Lewis Powell | moleskine | portrait
Ink & Pitt Brush pens
Cover of my book for The Sketchbook Project 2011
My theme was ‘Facing Forward’. Most of my images were drawings of mug shots recreated from this amazing book.
Lewis Powell was a part of the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln and all of his possible sucessors. Powell was assigned the task of killing Secretary of State, William Seward. Powell was executed with three other co-conspirators on July 7, 1865.
