Ernie

This is an illustration I did this week of a good friend of mine named Ernie. He was a graphic designer for 36 years and is one of the finest people I have ever met. He asked me if I would do a caricature of him and I was honored to do so. He was and is a great friend who has taught me the art of being humble, kind,  prepared, and most of all a Christian.

This was done my normal way... Start with a good photo for reference, do a pencil sketch, scan it in, and finished in Photoshop using my trusty Wacom 21 inch Cintiq.

Ron Paul Martian

Prismacolor sketch of Ron Paul. I first put antenna on him because he seems as close to a martian as anybody I have ever heard speak.

Ron Paul is from Mars

This is what I do on Friday nights. I sit at home and doodle and come up with characters. Fortunately for me, Ron Paul is already a character so he just kinda drew himself.

This was a fun piece to do simply because he has such an animated cartoon face to begin with. I started the sketch with a light brown Prismacolor pencil. I then scanned it into Photoshop where I took it to near completion in a sepia tone. I then added color to the final piece after I was pleased with all the values in his face. 

Lisa

Lisa
30" x 40" Oil on linen

This was a portrait I did a few years ago of a friend of mine named Lisa. I loved working on this piece for several reasons. #1 she is beautiful inside and out and was so easy to work with because of her easy going personality. #2 I was allowed to do the pose that I wanted with no restrictions and #3 I was able to add a complex background that actually added to the beauty of the piece without being too distracting. This may  be my favorite portrait I have ever done.

Moody Blue

Airbrush acrylic and colored pencil

This was an experiment for me to see if I could paint two images into the same pic with overlapping. Very difficult to do using an airbrush. I called this one Moody Blue because that was the name of Elvis' last album.

Elvis4

Elvis Face
Airbrush Acrylic and colored pencil
Approx 24 x24

I wanted to see how little of Elvis' face I could render and still be able to tell who it was. It was faun challenge.

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Elvis1
Acrylic airbrush and colored pencil

I love Elvis, always have. That is why I did a series of portraits of him... just for fun. I did the series of 4 several years ago and this was the first one I did. I will post the other 3 in a later post.