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It’s been a long time since I drew someone from Reddit. This is Affectionate_Ad494, in a pose he titled Light and shadows. (What’s up with Reddit users with Something_Ad### name patterns?) I bumped into it one morning and was captivated by the play of contrasts and the way they highlighted his anatomy. I had a…
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The last month has been full of bad news for pets, both mine and that of my friends. The ongoing series of tragedies has been hard to receive. I decided to make this painting to celebrate the spirit of one of the dogs hard hit in this time. I present to you Tycho, AKA Tychopath,…
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I was watching Armondo Iannucci’s In The Loop, and one of the background players really jumped out at me. Anna Chlumsky held her own in a production all about blistering insults. She must have stood out to Iannucci as well because she got a pivotal role in his follow-up show Veep. She played Amy Bruckheimer,…
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Another quick, sketch-free painting, this time of South Korean actor Choi Min-sik in his unforgettable role as Oh Dae-su in Oldboy. It’s a hard-edged movie that calls for a searing portrayal. I cannot think of another actor better suited to that degree of commitment than him. I first took note of him as the bad…
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This is a quick shapes-only portrait of singer Eugene Hütz, Ukrainian frontman of “gypsy punk” band Gogol Bordello. The reference photo was taken from the same concert (and by the same photographer!) as the Regina Spektor shot I painted a few weeks ago. I’ve been following that band for ages — I just adore them!…
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A portrait of Aftyn Rose, looking comfortable and beautiful on her deck. This time, the painting succeeded. As I noted on the previous attempt, I painted this version without the use of a sketch. No guidelines, no Loomis head or whatever, just shapes. The dark mass of hair goes about here. Wait, too much. Carve…
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I decided I should add some Aftyn portraits to my current painting series. Like the last one, this painting was a failure. What you’re seeing above is the sketch I made before going to color. It’s a nice sketch, but the painting was never able to achieve a similar level of quality or likeness. It’s…
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Portrait of Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, the leads from the wonderful In Bruges. As soon as I saw the movie, I fell in love with Martin McDonagh’s (the writer) sense of humor. It is dark, but with a weird love for the foibles of human behavior. This was intended to be the groundwork for…
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I made an original painting! I was recently introduced to the world of plus-sized pinup Hilda, creation of artist Duane Bryers, and I was inspired to try my hand at a version of her. I was heavily inspired by the pose of her making a phone from a bike, but most of the elements of…
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Another painting in my recent celebrity portrait series, I present South Korean actor Bae Doo Na. Because my subjects are almost always people I admire, I would have expected to get around to her much earlier than this. I love Bae Doo Na’s work, and have been following her for many years. The first place…
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Another stylized portrait, this one of Dave Bautista as Sapper Morton in Blade Runner 2049. This is another attempt at the brush economy style, this time using a much more opinionated brush than I typically try to use. This one is called “Larapuna” in Procreate. It is not just textured in both shape and grain,…
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Portrait of actor Jess Bush, who plays nurse Chapel in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. She counterpoints Ethan Peck, which is appropriate given the sexual tension the two share on the show. This is a continuation of my brush economy portrait series. In this one, I tried to channel in a bit of Marco Bucci’s…
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Continuing my series of brush economy portraits, I present this monochrome painting of the singer Regina Spektor. I’m not really familiar with her, which is out of character for me. I usually choose subjects I feel a personal connection to, people I like or admire. Inspirations. In her case, I ran into a picture of…
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Portrait of Ethan Peck, one of the stars of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. As you can probably guess, he plays Spock. I have really enjoyed the show, and I think he is terrific in the role. This is also the first in a series of painted portraits I intend to do, as I practice…
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Another portrait of Aftyn Rose, this time focused on her “ahegao” face. It’s something she does often, but I have barely tried to represent. I’m not entirely sure what she’s expressing when she does it. For me, it sits at the intersection of silly, playful, and sexy that Aftyn herself exemplifies. The face is referenced…
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Another round of celebrity heads this week, building up my portfolio of portrait work. This time around I was going for some additional challenges — dramatic lighting, expressions, hats, facial hair. On some of these I think the likeness aspect has fallen a little short, but I don’t hate any of them.
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It’s been a while since I did a painting of Aftyn! Long enough that I felt a little rusty. But, after some false starts trying to decide what brushes to use, I got back into the swing of things. The reference is taken from one of her early ear licking videos. I just can’t resist…
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I have a sexy new model! She has a flair for seductive poses and an affinity for textures. Representing those textures and the light in monochrome was quite a challenge, but I think these all turned out pretty good. Folds in fabric are a real challenge, but I’ve been studying up on them, and am…
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