Tag Archives: portraiture
Mike-Related Watercolor: Mike’s Hands (2017)
Brother’s* hands express I wonder what they say I have wondered all my life *Mike is my older brother. He is autistic, low functioning and nonverbal.
Sketch Book Series: Blind Contour Drawing – On the Phone (2018)
Although I already used this image back in 2018, I thought it relevant to present it today. Another blogger I follow mentioned blind contour drawing. I went through a phase of drawing portraits without looking at the paper. This was, in part, a stealth technique as well as being a tool to coordinate my hand […]
Mike Had a Sly Smile Sometimes (from ‘My Brother Michael’)
Vintage Photo: Draped Bust, NYC 1988
Quarantine Portrait Series: Self Portrait – Squinch
I concentrated on proportions in this sketch. I wonder how many more expressions I can come up with.
Quarantine Portrait Series: Self Portrait with Smile (for a change)
This sketch does not echo my mood, but is instead, an exercise in portraying a facial expression. My mind is on my brother Mike, who is in the hospital.
Cabin Fever
The cabin fever of the title refers to the state of the artist.
