Renata

 Some process images leading to the completed portrait.

Renata
oil on masonite, 18"x 24"

Family 1: wife/mother/daughter/sister

Q: What makes you happy?
A: My family, my fur babies, knitting, sleep, sunshine, good food, good friends!

Sketchbook

Stan the Man, a.k.a, my dad. Everytime I'm up at his place, I try to draw him. However, it never comes out the way I want it to be. I think I'm pressured to get it right, to make it look like him, and because of that, it goes off the rails.
I know it sounds obvious, but at the beginning of this drawing, when I was drawing his eye, I actually saw a bit of me in those small markings. First time that happened.

 Subway people and a Dodge van.

More subway people.

sketchbook

 

Face accumulation over a few days.

sketchbook

A new year. A new sketchbook. Getting it all dirties up!