Portrait for Izzy McFalls Fundraiser

Here is the finished 8x10 portrait I did in pencil. Everyone seemed really impressed with this drawing, even Izzy sort of looked at me kinda funny like "Who is this strange guy that drew me?". Her mom sent me the photo through email, so I was able to draw her without even meeting. I will post the caricatures tomorrow, but for now I'm just going to show you the finished drawing of Izzy. I need to work on my photography I think, simple lighting with the lamp just doesn't seem to be cutting it...but it will have to do for now.

Izzy McFalls Fund Raiser

This weekend is the Izzy McFalls fund raiser. I got in contact with Christy McFalls she sent me a great picture of Izzy to draw. I am donating it as well as half of my proceeds from caricatures this Saturday. I plan on drawing from around 10am - 2pm or later. There is a 5k race in the morning, a car show, and a carnival. I think I will be located somewhere around the kids section, but that might change between now and then.

Here is the portrait in progress

Portrait Painting

poHere is a nice portrait that I recently finished with progression pics! I really enjoyed this one because I got to make up the background as well as "retouch" the face because the original photo had been damaged somewhat as you can see in the original photos. This was a gift for the clients friend, who's mother had passed away when he was young and he really on had a few pictures of her. It was a real pleasure not only to paint this, but give someone a very special personalized gift. I almost enjoyed giving this one away as much as I did painting it. Turnaround for this was about three weeks once I got some higher quality photos.

Original pics sent through email:






Work in progress:






















Final, ready to deliver:

Portrait for Kerri and Jamie

Another portrait in acrylic. They had a really good photo to work from so I didn't have to change a whole lot. Sometimes I will get either a small photo or some snapshot that is out of focus so was able to just have fun painting rather than working out a good composition.

Commisioned Portrait

Here is a commissioned portrait approximately 8x10" in size. Painted with acrylic.

At a boy Spark

Still looking for a finished verison. This was from a few years ago and I was not in the habit of taking photos or scanning before I gave artwork to clients so I may not ever find it. The finished version had more details and said "At a boy Spark" along the top in reference to the little dog Sparky.

Baby Portrait

This was another project where the goal was to use warm and cool colors. My professor said the contrast was more than just warm, it was hot! This was made using acrylic on illustration board.

Eagle Portrait

I'm not sure if it qualifies as a portrait or not, but I drew this eagle for my grandfather in law. He was in the Navy and enjoys anything patriotic. I used a variety of pencils. The feathers were particularly tricky but it was worth it when my grandfather law was elated to receive this drawing.

Black and White Portrait

This portrait was done with acrylic. I enjoy working with monochromatic color schemes. Although Black isn't really a color I enjoy the contrast and intimate feeling you can create with it.

Ink Pen Portrait Sketches

I live apart from my family. When I got a chance to see them a while back for a holiday I took some time to draw some of my cousins. I like using ink pen a lot. It's a difficult medium to work with and there's no room for mistakes so it's a fun challenge. I had a good time with these and everyone really enjoyed seeing me draw.