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New charcoal portrait

Charcoal is and remains one of my most favorite drawing media! It's so versatile and can be used for both expressive and subtle, detailed work. This portrait was made with regular charcoal and charcoal pencil. I've also used a little…

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At Sunset

This is a new painting that will go up for auction at The Artist Gallery Nouveau this weekend – just like the one that I wrote about yesterday. This painting is also made it on a wooden panel, size 40…

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Young Girl

Playing with charcoal and a little white soft pastel, focusing on movement and line in a profile portrait. I'm pretty happy with her! Charcoal and a little white soft pastel on Fabriano Rosaspina paper, size 23 x 34 cm (approx.…

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See My Story

I made a new portrait last night and I must say I'm really pleased with her! Most of all I love the expression of her eyes, they somehow really seem to draw you into the painting, telling some kind of…

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Ooh these colors!!

Recently I indulged myself and bought this wonderful soft pastel set! Yayy! Look at those colors! It's the portrait set by Unison, containing 36 crayons. My favorite brands for soft pastels are Schmincke and Unison. I just love how soft…

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New Art Journal Portrait

I have been working on a new art journal portrait today. I started off with gluing in some patterned paper. I don't believe I have used any collage paper before in my portraits, so I was curious what it would…

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Art Journaling

Experimenting with color in my art journal. Trying to keep it loose and unpolished. I have been adding lots of layers of soft pastel until I was forced to stop, because the paper wouldn't hold any more layers of pastel...…

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Nimbus

A new portrait, using similar techniques as for my last portrait, I See You. Using ink, oil paint sticks and soft pastel I've been experimenting with how to create a backlighting effect. Nimbus. Ink, oil paint sticks, and soft pastel…

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