One of my favorite shots of the late great Robin Williams. Comedic genius. Done in Charcoal/Graphite.
Graphite and Charcoal
This portrait was done in mostly Graphite.
Robert Deniro- Charcoal & Carbon
The King of Rock N Roll
Jimi Hendrix-Charcoal/Graphite
Bruce Springsteen- graphite and charcoal
Again, here I tried to get as close to photorealistic as possible. This was another painstaking effort, due to all the wrinkles. I love the challenge.
One of my early works done almost solely in Graphite and on plain printer paper.
This piece was done in Graphite and Charcoal.
This was done in mostly Graphite. It took quite a while to get the eyes right.
One my earlier works of Mother Teresa in mostly Charcoal.
This is a graphite/charcoal piece commissioned by an old friend. It was a real joy working on this one.
Mixed Media
This was not a general photorealistic portrait. I tried to capture the effect of the original.
I came across this photo of Brando and just had to draw it.
I tried to capture the real beauty. Hopefully I accomplished the task.
One of my early forays into mostly charcoal.
Another fun draw. The mouth was especially difficult.
The late great Clarence Clemons-Graphite/Charcoal
I really enjoyed this one.
I tried to capture every wrinkle and crevice in his face. Very time consuming.
This was done in solely Graphite.
Graphite/Charcoal
One piece that was fun to do. All Graphite and many layers to get the darkness of the hair.
Muhamad Ali.
This is one of my favorite shots of David Bowie.
I loved the look in the eyes of this one.
The jacket alone was a nightmare.
This one was done very gently, especially the hair.
Andre The Giant/Graphite and Charcoal
One of my earlier pieces. This was done on plain printer paper.
Graphite/Charcoal/Carbon. This jacked was the most time consuming part of the piece.
This was a commissioned piece.
Jim Morrison. Graphite/Charcoal/Carbon
This is a drawing of the Great Frank Sinatra that is in progress. Charcoal/Graphite on Vellum paper.
