Yes, I’ve been getting into colored pencil more – I do want to keep getting better at it, and I am (mostly) enjoying the challenge. The Office just might be my all-time favorite TV show, and I just love Jim […]
freehand drawing
Sometimes you start a drawing and even though it’s coming along okay, you just put it aside and do other things for one reason or another. I think this one, admittedly, stopped being fun for a while because I mostly […]
I love old movies. LOVE ’em. And I’m a huge fan of Cary Grant’s work. I’ve only seen The Philadelphia Story a couple times, but it’s one I like more each time I watch it. This most recent time, I […]
I’ve been trying to mix it up a bit with the all-graphite portraits by adding an element of color to each one again. It seems easier to do this with pop culture-specific pieces, but it can be more challenging with […]
At a friend’s recommendation, I watched the show “Psych” and quickly became a huge fan. I’ve drawn this duo before, but I recently decided a colored pencil treatment would be more ideal. I really liked this picture, but I could […]
I’ve been having a lot of fun with colored pencils lately. It’s out of my comfort zone, generally, and I want to improve at it. As a big fan of the TV show “Castle,” I thought this cozy image of […]
I can imagine that many artists would want to do new things and not repeat past projects. This drawing was the first time I’ve been commissioned to do a drawing I’ve already done before. The original drawing was purchased some […]
It’s always a risk watching a brand new TV show. But from the start, I was hooked by TV’s new series, “Blindspot.” I love Jaimie Alexander in the role and decided to draw her as Jane Doe, but I liked […]
From time to time, I’ll do commission work and this piece was requested from a new friend. They requested some color with the black and white and I do like the contrast of the red lips and apple with the […]
I did a drawing of these two a few years ago from the first movie, just sitting on steps chatting between takes. I saw this image and loved how it was kind of a sequel to it, which was from […]
OK, so sometimes after a long day of double the work, I don’t feel like doing anything work related (in this case, two commission drawings in progress), or even the fun projects already in progress. On this night, I just […]
After doing a more “basic” colored pencil portrait of Han, I wanted to venture into more colored pencil portraits. So, as practice, I decided to draw Evangeline Lilly again, but this time all in color. The skin tones were definitely […]
Drawing on black paper is always tricky. After seeing the Super Bowl teaser for the new “Jason Bourne” film, and seeing the pretty cool poster art, I decided to attempt a drawing of Damon’s mug on black paper using white […]
After Rey and Han, I decided to work on Finn… the source was another poster art image, but I decided to give him the Starkiller Base background with snow — as if Finn was engaging with – or about to […]
After drawing Han in all color – and liking the result (and process), I decided to revisit Rey already and give her a proper color drawing. The source image is just about perfect, with TIE fighters in the distance, but […]
After having drawn a colored pencil / pencil hybrid of Han, I decided I wanted to try my hand at a fully colored pencil Han Solo — with full intentions of hanging it in my basement, where I do all […]
With Han Solo being my favorite Star Wars character of all the films and extended canon, The Force Awakens definitely hit a sweet spot, so to speak. I loved seeing Han again, but it also left me with a need […]
With the excitement of the release of the 7th Star Wars film, and after having seen it and loved it, I felt inspired to work on some Force Awakens art. This one of Rey with BB-8 is all graphite except […]
Back to graphite and colored pencil hybrids, and thanks to a wise request/suggestion from a friend, I decided to work on a piece for Princess Bride — one of my favorite films. It’s mostly graphite, however, with just Buttercup’s red […]
While rewatching the LOST TV series again, and after having done a series of LOST character pencil drawings a few years ago, I decided to add Charlie Pace to the group. Also, after doing a lot of colored pencil work, […]
To follow the recent Flash drawing, and with Arrow’s new suit in the latest season of the show, I decided to take a stab at a full-color Arrow drawing. So this one is all colored pencil. Purchase link for prints: […]
Here’s another pencil / colored pencil hybrid, this time of Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter and Chris Evans as Captain America. I wanted to do a new drawing of Peggy, but do something unique… like mixing in a bit […]
As I continue to experiment with colored pencil, I decided to try out the original GB’s in their blue labcoats for this portrait of all three guys. It was certainly a challenge for me, but a fun one to do […]
I tend to go in cycles… I’ll do some color, then maybe all color, then no color… I feel like an all-graphite drawing is a palette cleanser or a reset button for me. Also, The Office is probably my all-time […]
I loved the new show for The Flash. I did a drawing once before that was mostly graphite with a splash of color, but I wanted to do one of all color too. This was an attempt at that. Purchase […]
I decided to do a Boba Fett colored pencil drawing, but I didn’t want to do just the usual piece, because so many have drawn him before me. I used what I think was simply a Hot Toys figure promo […]
I’m a real sucker for a good mashup. In anticipation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens I did this colored pencil/pencil/marker drawing of Kylo Ren from Star Wars with Ren & Stimpy (and Stimpy as Captain Phasma) Purchase link for […]
I always enjoy drawing a pretty face. I loved Elizabeth Banks in films like People Like Us, Love & Mercy, Fred Claus and even The LEGO Movie. This is entirely done freehand with an assortment of graphite pencil weights. Purchase […]
I’m definitely a fan of the show Castle. I found a promo photo of Nathan and Stana in this flirty pose and thought it’d be fun to do in black and white with just her lips, nail polish and ring […]
I’ve been a fan of Tommy Lee Jones since “The Fugitive,” but “Men In Black” cemented that for me. I’d drawn Tommy Lee from “U.S. Marshals” way back in high school and after revisiting the first MIB, thought it’d be […]