Zena. Portrait of a beautiful girl

This is the portrait I was working on last month of a beautiful girl who died tragically several years ago. I did the portrait for her mother who came to pick it up in the weekend and was very happy with it which makes me glad. I like to capture a person so that they are more than recognizable, one of my goals is to make real portraits which portrays a person and goes beyond a likeness.

I drew this on a A3 piece of drawing paper. It was terrible drawing paper by the way, I wont use that again, but I managed it! I used HB to 8B graphite pencils and a kneaded rubber. Also cotton buds for blending, they are very useful but similar to bobby pins in that they end up everywhere except when you want one! 

Something Exciting is about to Happen!

     Here is a drawing I did of my beautiful pregnant sister. She's due in a week or so! Very exciting! =)

I did this in an afternoon when I thought I was too busy to do anything else. It is one of those drawings I suddenly get inspired to do and sit down and do it then and there. Those sort of pictures usually work out best don't you think.

I will learn to draw babies when Hosanna Hope is born!