I had never drawn Mila Kunis before, but knew I had to when I found this source image — I really like how it turned out! Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/mila-kunis-original-drawing-not-a-print-9×12 Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/mila-kunis-graphite-drawing-print-85-x-11
Portraits
It’s no secret I’ve done A LOT of drawings based on the US version of The Office. One, because it’s my favorite TV show, but two because of the several conventions dedicated to The Office fandom where I attended as a vendor. […]
As a fan of the show Elementary and even Shanghai Noon, I knew I was overdue for trying to draw Lucy Liu. (Hey, that rhymed!) I drew this one freehand in graphite pencil in 2023. Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/lucy-liu-original-drawing-not-a-print-9×12 […]
Actress Olga Kurylenko has become one of my favorite actresses to draw, mostly because she often shares my work when I post it. 🙂 I loved her in Quantum of Solace and Oblivion and she’s just always a delight to draw. 🙂 […]
South African model Simone De Kock ranks high among some of my favorite people to draw. She’s got a beautiful face to draw and takes some truly intriguing photos. I drew this one in July 2021 – freehand in graphite […]
I loved Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust in the Mission: Impossible films, and I knew I wanted to take a stab at a drawing of her. This one also borders on a “sketch” as well, but is probably just finished […]
Ellie Holcomb doesn’t just have a lovely voice, but she’s a lovely person, too! I drew this one in 2018 and was tickled to see she liked it when I shared it online. 🙂 Purchase link for the original drawing: […]
Here’s another quasi-sketch from 2018, this time of Bridget Regan – another face I love. 🙂 I think I first saw her in the show White Collar and was swiftly smitten. 🙂 Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/bridget-regan-original-drawing-not-a-print-9×12 Purchase […]
I did this sort-of-sketch, sort-of-drawing of Bridget Moynahan in 2016, and I was shocked to find her share it on her social accounts several years later. It always means a ton to me when the subject shares it. 🙂 Purchase […]
Here’s another batch of sketches I did around 2018 or so: Heather Graham, Jennifer Garner, Kari Jobe, Linda Cardellini, Kathatrine McPhee, and Jaimie Alexander (in Blindspot). I thought these were just okay… and figured I’d lump them together instead of listing […]
Oh, Annie Wersching… you are missed. I loved her as Agent Walker in 24 and even enjoyed her as Emma in Timeless (even if it wasn’t a likeable character). Sadly, Annie passed away at only age 45 in 2023. I did […]
I had started this freehand colored pencil drawing of Abigail Spencer in the fall of 2018 and didn’t complete it until Feb 2019. This one was wildly frustrating to work on because I had used both Prismacolor and Faber Castell […]
Lizzy Caplan was placed on my radar when I saw her in Cloverfield – and I definitely liked her in the role. Although I’m not sure I’ve seen her in much since then, while trying to expand the subjects of my […]
Here’s another great example of a drawing that took much too long to finish. I believe I started this sometime in 2022 and didn’t finish it until 2023. This is my first time drawing Mandy Moore, and I don’t recall […]
While not a “traditional” portrait, I really liked working on this one. It was different and it still felt like Sandra Bullock. This was also my second attempt at a portrait drawing of her. I didn’t like how the first […]
I love Lacey Sturm’s voice. Her stint in Flyleaf has definitely become one of my favorite bands (We don’t count when she left the band and they continued on without her. Oof). Several years ago, I saw her perform a […]
Fast forward to 2023 — here’s my first freehand graphite portrait of actress Sydney Sweeney. Call me crazy, but I actually didn’t see what the fuss was about with her when I first saw her, but I quickly came around. […]
Honestly, of all these 2018 toned tan sketches I did, this one of the lovely Carla Gugino was my favorite… and it didn’t hurt that she acknowledged it, too. 🙂 (Y’know… before the IG algortithm changed so NO ONE sees […]
Here’s a rougher freehand graphite sketch from 2022 of actress Emma Mackey. I loved her in Death on the Nile and knew I wanted to sketch her after seeing her in that. 🙂 Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/emma-mackey-sketch-drawing-print Purchase link […]
And now for something entirely different. Here’s a freehand colored pencil drawing I did on toned gray paper of “Good Cop” from The LEGO Movie. Definitely a fun one! Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/good-cop-full-color-drawing-print-from-the-lego-movie Purchase link for the original drawing: […]
This freehand graphite drawing of Brie Larson is the perfect example of a portrait I started and then just keep setting aside for months on end. I think it took the better part of 2022 or 2023 to get this […]
After seeing her in the little Beatles-celebratory indie film Yesterday, I knew I wanted to try my hand at a drawing of her. I actually really liked how this one turned out, too. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/lily-james-pencil-portrait-drawing-print Purchase the original drawing […]
Continuing my expansion of subjects – y’know… so I’m not drawing the same people over and over and over 😉 — I decided to try an Aubrey Plaza drawing. Loved her as April Ludgate in Parks & Rec and when […]
Sometimes a photo just strikes you. Italian model Nicole Vincenti takes some amazing photographs and I knew I wanted to draw this one when I saw it. Link to Purchase the Original Drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/nicole-vincenti-sadie-gray-italian-model-graphite-pencil-drawing-head-back-not-a-print-9-x-12 Link to Purchase Prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/nicole-vincenti-sadie-gray-graphite-pencil-drawing-print-85-x-11
As a kid, I remember watching Star Trek: The Next Generation faithfully week to week. As an adult, I decided to revisit the show and binge it from start to finish (then the movies, then Picard). I loved revisiting it – […]
Besides growing up on the Three Stooges, my son actually went through a serious Stooges phase – especially after getting sick and being couch-ridden for a few days, all he ingested was one Stooges short after another. haha So I […]
I loved Yvonne Strahovski in the show Chuck. (Guess we’re never getting that oft-talked about Chuck movie, huh?) I know she’s since made it bigger in Handmaid’s Tale (never seen it), but she’ll always be Sarah Walker to me. Also, side note – I […]
Another fun one to draw is Jennifer Aniston. 🙂 I drew this one freehand in graphite pencils. My wife and I still like watching Friends reruns — so Jen will always be Rachel Green to me. 🙂 Link for purchasing […]
This is a commissioned freehand graphite drawing of actress Claire Forlani. I know it sounds silly, but I loved her in Mystery Men. lol I believe this one was drawn from a scene in Meet Joe Black. Link for purchasing […]
After they’d released some of the first images of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones again, I felt inspired to draw him back in the hat. While the movie ended up being a mixed bag, it was still kind of nice […]