Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Inspired by Gottlieb's


Graphite on Bristol vellum . "Portrait of Victoria", as titled by Adrian Gottlieb, is the original artwork of which this one got its inspiration. I did this in between taking care of my new baby and it took for about 4 days to finish it. I am so drawn to marveling Gottlieb's rendition of the eyes that has brought tremendous challenge to my part. I think my version made the subject look 10 years older. The original work is, of course, by far better in all aspect. Click the title and see it for yourself.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Study of Glenn Beck

Graphite on 9x12 Canson paper. I could have drawn a straight face of my favorite tv and radio news commentator Glenn Beck, but I chose to do this because I find him very animated, entertaining, and passionate; and so I find this face more fitting. I got the lighting on this subject on both sides and I hope I defined it clear enough. The tone of shades on different areas is suppose to make justice of it's articulation. It's something more challenging; I did this for about an hour an a half. His show comes on the FoxNews Channel at 2 and at 11pm PT, and I have been religiously watching his show now that I'm on vacation. I've read his book, "Common Sense" and his new one, "Arguing With Idiots" will be next. If the current events and political bickering is not making sense to you, watch Beck's show. Lots of common sense. In this drawing Glenn is suppose to be grimacing with tears.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Little Megan


Graphite on 9x12 Canson paper. My first attempt to draw my daughter, barely a month old.

Head study of Mark Levin

Graphite on 9x12 Canson paper. I did this sketch in the style of Dave Malan's cross hatching. I did this for about 30 mins. It still need working but it's not that bad, just getting used to it. Giovanni Civardi, an Italian artist, is also one that I admire of their cross hatching drawings. Mark Levin is a radio news/conservative commentator and a brilliant constitutional lawyer. At first I was turned off by his belligerent screaming and cursing at the microphone on the radio station that I listen to, 790 kabc AM. After giving time and chance to listen to his piece, I came to realize that he has got substance and arguement in every point he raised. The guy is a smart and learned in the Constitution and Law, that he has short fuse on people who are openly stupid enough to be in the office wasting our tax money, continually destroying the fundamental freedom and sovereignty of America, and disrespecting the God-given values that our forefathers have laid on to us in the Declaration of Independence. We have a lot of public officials presently and continually doing that, both from Republican and Democrat party. Not only that I listen to his show and I also have read his book, "Liberty and Tyrrany". I consider him a mentor ,and in a culture war that we're in , aside from Bill O'Reilly, he's my hero.

Head study

Compressed Sanguine on 9x12 Canson paper. Using a stick is one of the few things that I ever done because it is simply difficult. It takes a skill on how to hold a stick so one could get a certain result; either an edge line, a shade of tone, or the fluidity of a stroke. I know I have to grind the learning of it. Nathan Fowkes is one artist I know who has acquired this mastery. Perhaps, in the future you would see more of my artworks on this medium and see how I fair.