Charcoal portraits

 These young portrait subjects are Katie, Colin, and William. Their parents commissioned the portraits, and they were done last fall. These are "finished" portraits, unlike the many head studies on this blog, which are sketches by comparison. The blog has several other finished portraits too, and they're usually identified as portraits, not studies. You can tell the difference. I like the finished drawings, but I like the sketchy look of the quick studies, too.

                                                        

Yellow rose

Oil on panel 8 X 10 inches. Can be viewed at Segil Fine Art Source in Monrovia, CA at the 9th annual Small Works Show from December 3 through 31.

Virginia's house

Graphite on bristol.

Portrait of Holly

Charcoal and white pastel on toned paper. Head study 41 of 50.

Self-portrait

Charcoal and white chalk on toned paper. Head study 40 of 50.

Portrait of Richard's grandmother

Charcoal on toned paper. Head study 39 of 50.

Head study - 38 of 50

Charcoal on newsprint

Head study -- 37 of 50

Charcoal on toned paper. Strathmore 400 Moonstone.

Head study -- 36 of 50

Charcoal on toned paper.

Head study -- 35 0f 50

Charcoal on newsprint.