Graphite Portraits 

from Life and/or Photographs 

Here are some samples
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 Inga is a flight attendant and a cat person.  Her husband wanted a portrait as a family Christmas present.  The original portrait also contained an image of her cat.

 

 Detail: this is a partial view of the finished portrait.  

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 Bud is a cowboy.  I met him at a rodeo in Scottsdale, AZ. He did not commission a portrait but I liked his face and decided to add this to my collection..

 

 Detail: this is a partial view of the finished portrait.  

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 This is a beautiful girl that I met while painting in Mexico.  She was an absolute delight and I executed two portraits of her.  The other was my gift to her.

 

 Detail: this is a partial view of the finished portrait.  

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 This is a professional model that had just the right face for a project that I was working on when I met her.

 

 Detail: this is a partial view of the finished portrait.  

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 I painted a lovely family group consisting of a stunning mother and her two beautiful daughters.  This is a study of the younger daughter.

 
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