Tribute to the gone

My friend at work had this only picture of this 16 year old she died last year and she wanted to have her drawing done for memories. I'll say no more!

SKETCH OF MY ITALIAN FRIEND

He has been on my back for a while and just before he decided to cut his beard he got me to sketch him. It took 30 minutes, he was kind of sleepy during the sitting, but it came out fine. I used black and brown coloured pencils on an A4 sheet of catridge paper.

Sketches on the train/tube/bus in January VIII

Sketches on the train/tube in January VII

Sketches on train/tube in January VI

Sketches on the train/tube January V

DESIRE II- AFRICAN GIRL, mixed media, 9" x 11"

There is always hope, the colour depicts hope it is never grey in AFRICA!!!!!!!!

DESIRE, graphite, 9" x 11"

It is all in the eyes, I have created this drawing and dedicated it to the AFRICAN CHILD! I am one and there is so much in our eyes "ALUTA CONTINUA" -The struggle Continues.........................Its that twinkle the sign of struggle.

Sketches on the train/ tube in January IV

oh no not more sketches!!!!!!!!!

Sketches of people on the train tube in January III

and even more people!!!!!!

Sketches of people on the train tube in January II

More people on the tube!

Sketches on the train/tube January I

I have started off this year on a good note, getting some sketches down of people again, don't be bored this is just an addiction , hopefully I'll take it further!!!!!!

DRAWING OF JESUS AT THE WALLACE COLLECTION

I visited the Wallace Collection last Friday with Capital A, a charity that organises art workshops and I was opportuned to get into the large galleries at the Wallace collection. I sketched this detail face of Jesus from a larger master painting, I just can't remember the painting or the artist now. Anyway this is it!

SHANIE I

I often go to Rileys with my guys at work to play pool and there is this attendant that is a Jewish girl. She has some sort of captivcating eyes and a deep sense of something I could only figure out by trying to sketch her. She agreed for me to take some shots and I tried the forst in charcoal on pastel board. I showed it to her recently and she loved it. This is the result in stages.

COMMUTERS II, 19" x 16", mixed media

I took a picture early in the morning at Waterloo station last year and decided to make a drawing out of it. This one was done in coloured pencil with some sanguine dust and the help of puuty rubber for special effects and highlights. I wanted to create that morning feel on platform 4 at waterloo station in the morning. It was a bit misty too so I really worked into this one loosing as much detail as possible, this was the result.