A man's wealth is measured in the things he can afford to leave alone. His success, in the relationships he cultivates. Oft overlooked and easily forgotten in our to-busy world, filled with media and social networks that sever rather than unite.
This second piece of ink portraits serves as a happy reminder to me that, indeed, it's about the people.
30x30" Pen and ink on Illustration board
The idea behind these kinds of pieces is to hone my portrait-drawing by quickly capturing a likeness. When I'm feeling in the zone, I'll go straight at the board with pen or brush. If it's a struggle, I'll do a quick pencil sketch and ink over it. Sometimes direct inking works better, other times the sketch/ink combo. And I find that some of my friends are a lot easier to draw than others. Some details below.
Like my first piece in this vein I found my technique changed as I proceeded. Of course the first drawing took 6 years to complete, the one swirled in my studio for about 6 weeks. I did finally get a feel for the Winsor & Newton Series 7 #2 Sable brush while working on this. I am finally beginning to understand why so many people find that brush such an amazing tool.