2004: 2019 update: In 2004, I did a drawing of Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack in the romantic comedy, Serendipity and gave it to my wife Amy as a gift. Earlier in 2019, I decided to dedicate some time to updating it — trying to fix some things I didn’t […]
Year: 2019
Danica McKellar Freehand Colored Pencil Commission Piece
Here’s a freehand colored pencil commissioned drawing of actress Danica McKellar. This was a fun one to do (and she seemed to like it when she saw it on social media 🙂 ) Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/print-of-colored-pencil-drawing-of-danica-mckellar-85-x-11
Ghostbusters / Real Ghostbusters Art Book Submission Mash-Up Freehand Drawing
In March, 2019, I worked on an exclusive original drawing for an upcoming Ghostbusters-themed art book. It was centered on the original team, which, as many of you know, has long been my favorite movie. I jumped at the chance to do this project. I worked pretty intensely on a […]
Zachary Levi / Asher Angel “Shazam” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I loved Zachary Levi in the title character of Chuck in the TV series of the same name, so I was looking forward to seeing him play the childish role of Shazam — and it proved to be great! Here’s a freehand colored pencil and marker drawing I did of […]
Millie Bobby Brown as “Eleven” in Stranger Things Freehand Mixed Media Drawing
Ah, the stench of failure. It’s something all artists of some form have to experience. While it may not be something we ever get used to, it’s definitely something we have to learn how to handle. It’s important to see what we can learn from failure and disappointment and then […]
Marion Cotillard Freehand Graphite Pencil Portrait
Ah, French actress Marion Cotillard! I think my first introduction to her was Inception, which wasn’t the kindest role for her. Then she wasn’t exactly nice as pie in The Dark Knight Rises, but the sweet spot was hit when I saw her in Midnight in Paris. (Which is a […]
Melora Hardin Freehand Colored Pencil Portrait
“Jan Levinson, I presume?” Who couldn’t love the completely unhinged performance that Melora Hardin gives to Jan Levinson on The Office? I’d wanted to draw Melora and settled on a picture of her as herself — with a bit of a Jan expression — and decided to do it entirely […]
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man in “Avengers: Infinity War” Freehand colored Pencil and Pastel Drawing
I love Iron Man, Avengers, the MCU – it’s all gravy to me. Sure, they’re not perfect movies, but a lot of them are excellent, and I truly believe they achieved something very special with the first run of movies that ended with Avengers: Endgame. Earlier in 2019, I decided […]
Winter Soldier Sebastian Stan Commissioned Freehand Graphite Drawing
And here is a second Winter Soldier / Sebastian Stan portrait commission piece I did. It’s a freehand graphite drawing on Strathmore Art smooth Bristol paper. (I might as well start a business drawing Sebastian! This wouldn’t be my last commission of him in the months following, either. 🙂 ) […]
Alison Brie Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Portrait
While Alison Brie has a following through other shows and such, I first was introduced to her as Unikitty in the LEGO Movies. She does a fun job playing the character and is a lovely subject to draw as well! 🙂 I wasn’t totally happy with how this one turned […]
Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb in TV’s “Firefly”
Another commission piece ended up being this freehand graphite portrait of Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb in Firefly. I loved him in the show “Chuck” more, but I know people seem to love Firefly too. 🙂
Alison Sudol Freehand Graphite Pencil Portrait
After watching her in two Fantastic Beasts movies, I felt inspired to attempt a freehand graphite portrait of singer / actress Alison Sudol. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/print-of-graphite-pencil-drawing-of-actress-singer-alison-sudol-85-x-11
Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier in “Avengers: Infinity War” Commissioned Colored Pencil Drawing
From time to time, I take commission work and every once in a great while, the subject matter lines up with my interests. 🙂 I love the Captain America movies and the Avengers, so it was fun to get to draw Sebastian Stan as The Winter Soldier again, this time […]
Emily Blunt in “Mary Poppins Returns” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
My wife is a HUGE fan of the original Mary Poppins film. She and I are both fans of Emily Blunt, so news of her playing Mary Poppins in an all-new sequel sounded brilliant to us. Thankfully, the sequel ended up being super charming and, for Christmas, I worked up […]
Olga Kurylenko Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Actress / model Olga Kurylenko has been one of my most frequent and kind supporters of drawings I’ve done of her. Ironically, she seems to consistently share my works-in-progress on her social media channels, but never them completed. Ha! This was my first attempt at an all-color drawing of Olga– […]
Autographed Ellie Kemper as Erin in “The Office” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
With news that actress Ellie Kemper was promoting her new book with a signing at Words Bookstore in Maplewood, NJ, I quickly drew a new portrait of her as quickly as I possibly could – drawing her as Erin Hannon in my favorite TV show, The Office. Thankfully, Ellie didn’t […]
Autographed Colored Pencil Drawing of Plumb
I’ve been a fan of singer Plumb since her debut in 1997. The day after I took my son to see TobyMac in concert in November, 2018, we went to see Plumb in concert as well. I actually gave her a drawing I did of her a few years ago […]
Autographed Freehand Graphite TobyMac Drawing
I spent the better part of my teen years listening to bands like dc Talk, so when Toby went solo in 2001, it was a no-brainer to follow his solo career. Of course, my son, Will, ended up becoming a TobyMac fan on his own, and in November of 2018, […]
Simone Dawn De Kock Colored Pencil Drawing
This one is easily one of my favorite drawings I did in 2018. In addition to having a beautiful subject (lovely model Simone Dawn De Kock), I just found it a fun and challenging image to try to capture. Not only is she lying on a beach (in SAND, mind […]
The Rocketeer Freehand Colored Pencil Collage Drawing
Ever since its release, I’ve been a fan of the movie, The Rocketeer. It was long before superhero movies were all the rage, and it was just a great, fun period action movie. I mainly wanted to draw The Rocketeer and Cliff, but with that space on the right… how […]
January Jones Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Drawing
From “Unknown” and “X-Men: First Class” is the beautiful January Jones. This was another attempt at something different by mixing colored pencil and graphite for a freehand portrait of January Jones. Purchase link for the original: https://johndibiaseart.com/original-sketch-of-january-jones-not-a-print Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/january-jones-pencil-drawing-print-85-x-11
Eva Green Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I definitely fell for Eva Green with her performance as Vesper in Casino Royale. Eva is among a short list of actresses I really enjoy drawing — but also find challenging in trying to properly capture them. This one was done entirely freehand with colored pencil (and maybe some marker? […]
Lea Thompson as Lorraine Baines in Back to the Future Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Ironically, after being at the Boston Fan Expo where I COULD have met Lea and had her sign a drawing, I finally drew her for the first time. This was done entirely freehand in colored pencil. Now… I just need her to hit another convention soon within reasonable driving distance. […]
Pom Klementieff Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Drawing
It’s hard not to fall in love with Pom after her performance in Guardians of the Galaxy as Mantis. I wanted to try to capture her in pencil, but do something a little different by adding color to the background. This is a freehand drawing in graphite with colored pencil […]
Andy Serkis Character Drawing Portrait
One actor we hoped to see at the Keystone Comic Con convention who inevitably cancelled is the ever versatile Andy Serkis — known best as Gollum from Lord of the Rings, but also as the voice and performance of Caesar from the recent Planet of the Apes trilogy and Snoke […]
Autographed Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing of Brian Baumgartner from “The Office”
The U.S. version of “The Office” is probably my most favorite TV show of all time, so I jumped at the chance to attend a convention to meet five members of the cast of The Office. I decided to do a couple drawings of them ahead of time (although I […]
Autographed Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing of Angela Kinsey from “The Office”
The U.S. version of “The Office” is probably my most favorite TV show of all time, so I jumped at the chance to attend a convention to meet five members of the cast of The Office. I decided to do a couple drawings of them ahead of time (although I […]
Autographed Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing of Amy Acker
Before I worked on the Person of Interest drawing, I actually did a different portrait of Amy Acker. My first attempt was this one, and, while it really isn’t all that bad, I just wasn’t happy with it… which is what led me to try again. This one was colored […]
Autographed Amy Acker “Person of Interest” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Upon hearing that some of the cast of The Office, as well as the lovely Amy Acker from one of my favorite shows, “Person of Interest,” were coming to a new convention in Philly, I decided to work on some new pieces of art just for the occasion. This one, […]
Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) from “Solo: A Star Wars Story” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Let’s be real. It’s hard to imagine anyone else as Han Solo than Harrison Ford. But apparently, Disney could. Alden Ehrenreich did a good job as the character, even if it didn’t feel all that much like the Han we’ve come to love over the past 40 years since he […]