Tag Archives: portrait
Self Portrait – Last of 2020
After moving to Los Angeles, the new apartment is still a mess. I can’t find my razor, among many other items. I won’t go to a barber (especially here in LA) until this covid mess is over with (I may break down and get a new shaver before then – if they can deliver). Here […]
When I was Born… from ‘My Brother Michael’ by Jack Davis
Second Portrait of Mike in My Brother Michael, a book by Jack Davis
Mike was, and still is a mystery.
First Portrait of Mike in My Brother Michael, a book by Jack Davis
Mike would get frustrated. He would always take it out on himself. He has never spoken, so we had to guess what the problem was.
Portrait: Joy – Home Yay! Still Not Feeling Well
Joy is home. Yay! No visiting hours is a bitch. Hard to imagine enduring this long term.
Portrait: Joy from 2018
I am in the middle of a series of sketches of my brother Mike, from photos I took many years ago. Today, I made a sketch of my wife, Joy, from photograph. I had to take her to hospital today.
Mike Sketch Series: Mike Wearing Vest October 1993
The photo for this sketch had a good range of tones. However, I chose to use a brush-tipped ink pen for this portrait. Perhaps a smaller tip would be better if I were to replicate the tones from the photo. My brother Mike‘s eyes diverge. Sometimes he looks with one, sometimes with the other.
Quarantine Portrait Series: The Self Portrait Returns
Mike Sketch Series: Mike Looking Right, June 1994
When we were young, one of Mike‘s distinguishing visual features was his diverging eyes. I often wondered through which he saw me. Today’s sketch shows that his left eye was looking in my direction. Yesterday’s sketch (made from a photograph taken moments later than today’s reference photo) shows Mike’s right eye looking at me. I […]
