A Commissioned Oil Portrait Painting

I took this oil portrait on as a commission earlier in the year. I hadn’t painted a portrait in 18 years so I had to ‘brush’ up on a few things. Pun intended! The most challenging area to paint wasn’t the face but rather the uniform. I had first painted this as a sepia based painting and then started building up the tones in the painting. So who knows! you may just see some more oil paintings here.

Maggie & Murphy

These are two cocker spaniels, Maggie & Murphy, whom I had the pleasure to draw for a client. I also had drawn this client’s past two cocker spaniels named Tiffy & Taffy about 10 years ago.

Chipmunk

Drawing a Lioness Cub

Drawing Realistic Eyes

Drawing a Young Child

Drawing Eyes (Male)

I am always fascinated with drawing the characteristics of eyes….with some having bushy eyebrows, fine lines & wrinkles, and brown spots on their skin! lol.  It does give you a lot of practice at seeing different textures in the skin and how light and shadow can play a major roll in achieving a realistic look to it.

Drawing a Baby’s Hand

The smooth skin of baby’s hands and those delicate fingers that seem to clutch anything it can touch – including your hair if you’re not too careful! Baby’s skin is great practice for shading with a pencil and in layering your shades.