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 […]
Here’s another batch of sketches I did around 2017 – 2020, featuring actresses Christina Hendricks, Maggie Lawson, Kate Beckinsale, Audrey Esparza, Olga Kurylenko, and South African model Simone De Kock The original drawings for all of these are probably still […]
Here’s a freehand colored pencil and marker drawing I did of Salma Hayek in 2019 on toned gray paper. I actually like how this one turned out, too. Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/salma-hayek-original-pencil-drawing-b Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/salma-hayek-toned-tan-drawing-print-85-x-11
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 […]
Among the other 2018 sketches I did is this one from January that year of Ashley Johnson. I’d watched the show Blindspot regularly and thought she’d be a good subject to draw. While these sketches can be fun, loose, and more […]
Here’s another freehand colored pencil on toned tan paper sketch from May 2018 – this time of actress Amy Acker (loved her in Person of Interest!) Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/original-sketch-of-amy-acker-not-a-print Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/amy-acker-toned-tan-drawing-print-85-x-11
Continuing on with sketches, I did this quicker freehand colored pencil and marker sketch on toned tan paper of Abigail Spencer in May 2018 (among other sketches I’d done in this style at the time) Purchase link for the original […]
Here’s a lighter freehand graphite pencil sketch of Abigail Spencer from 2018. Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/abigail-spencer-original-sketch-not-a-print Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/abigail-spencer-graphite-pencil-drawing-print-85-x-11
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 […]
For the life of me, I can’t figure out why this one was never fully finished. I think, maybe, it was a timed sketch that I had done some years ago (2018 seems to be the year for these), and […]
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 […]
Here’s another freehand graphite sketch from 2018. Jessica Biel is another beautiful subject to draw and this may have been my first attempt at her. I’d later go on to draw her a couple more times. 🙂 Purchase link for […]
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. […]
Olivia Munn is probably another actress who warrants a more detailed portrait, but I drew this freehand colored pencil sketch of her in 2018 as part of a series of sketches I was doing on toned tan paper. Purchase link […]
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 flashback to 2018 when I did this colored pencil sketch of Jenna Elfman on toned tan paper. Fun fact – she replied, encouragingly, to this one when I shared it online. 🙂 I will never take acknowledgements like […]
I love Alice Eve (whatever happened to her??) and I loved the source photo I used for this drawing. I used colored pencil on black paper to capture this one, and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. Purchase […]
I had never drawn Julia Roberts before, but I decided to take a stab at her portrait with this sketch. Link for purchasing original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/julia-roberts-original-graphite-sketch-not-a-print Link to purchase prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/julia-roberts-sketch-drawing-print
Here’s another light freehand pencil sketch I did in 2022, this time of model/influencer Eva Mikulski. She definitely has a striking face – especially those eyes! I may have to do a proper portrait sometime. Purchase link for the original […]
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 […]