Drawing Portraits and Materials

March 26, 2016

I do a couple of portrait commissions each month using Palomino pencils, one black and one white, an eraser which I cut into angles for capture highlights, and a big Chinese brush used for sweeping materials off the page without smudging the drawing.

Make art. Be kind. Nothing better. . Evie’s first big painting, one of many to come!

I work with some extraordinary people. Our finance queen @dayna_foto is also an amazing dancer and photographer. This is a drawing of one of her recent photos featuring the graceful dancer, @rubyhh2. It’s called, Open Arms, Exposed Hearts. . . #drawing #dancer #pencildrawing #pencilsketch #katieshrinerart

Missing this magic.

This was a very special commission and a first for me. Katie asked me to draw in her late father in law with her newborn daughter, she called it ‘back to life drawing’ which I found quite fitting. Thank you for trusting me with this personal and special request. . . #portraits #katieshrinerart #pencilportrait #art

Sometimes I wonder why I have back and neck problems and then I look at this. Sorry physio. . . #hunchbackofnorthadelaide #badposture #paintingprocess #inmystudio #art #oilpainting

Meet Jimmy. . . #petportraits #pencilportrait #katieshrinerart

Great things are not done by impulse, but a series of small things brought together. Vincent Van Gogh

It’s always easy to draw people who glow from within. Pencil sketch of a special mother and son moment. . . #portraits #pencilportait #commissionedart #commission #art #draweveryday

Beautiful Pennington Beach on Kangaroo Island. Icy cold water for most of the year but always worth a swim. Thank you to everyone who placed a bid on my wildlife artworks and a big thank you to my wonderful colleagues at @destinationthink for making a donation to the Kangaroo Island Mayoral Relief Fund and @kiwildlifepark for my birthday. . . #kangarooisland #penningtonbeach #happyplace #southaustralia #southaustralianbeaches

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