During a brief intermission from
ink portraits, I was commissioned to do this wonderful portrait of a father and
son. I was a bit nervous about this painting because the task involved
enlarging an existing image and doing so accurately. Having a solid art
foundation helped me overcome it (Thanks Mrs. Owens!!). Instead of free-handing
the image, I found it best to create a grid. During the painting process there
was still some tweaking that took place but all in all, being able to use the
grid system to develop my under sketch worked like magic. The final product is
a 16” x 20” Acrylic portrait and I’ve very happy about the outcome. I find that
the more I paint or draw or do anything creative, the easier the next project
becomes. Essentially, every project is practice for the next.
In keeping with my recent
enthusiasm with India Ink portraits, I drew (or painted?) a portrait of Harry
Belafonte and I’m super excited about it. I’ve become very zealous in my
pursuit to understand Ink as a medium and it seems that every subject I come
across lately, I can see a really cool ink drawing being done of it and Harry
Belafonte was no exception.
This drawing started off as a
sketch; this time I decided to use my light table to draw the shape of Mr.
Belafonte’s head and hand, and freehanded the details. I decided to experiment
with exaggeration in this piece and elongated his neck, which in my opinion,
enhances the mood of the drawing. After the sketch was completed I began to
slowly build up washes on ink and the end result is fantastic. I’m very proud
of this piece and look forward to doing many more. Have you accomplished
something that you’re proud of? If so, let me know in the comments below. Check
out the video below to watch me work.
