Jan 17 2012
Tonight’s #PortraitNight subject is by request. I received a comment to my earlier drawing of Chrissy Hynde requesting a drawing of the amazing Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott. Reference-wise, I wound up sort of combining the photo below with another one (that I for some reason can’t re-locate online) of him with a collared shirt and …
Jan 10 2012
Well, this was kind of an accidental #PortraitNight. I’d selected a picture of Newt Gingrich from the most recent TIME Magazine to draw, but before settling down to drawing I decided to put on a record. Near the top of the stack was Pete Townshend ‘s Empty Glass–and after putting it on I wound up …
Jan 04 2012
Update: I’m still not really happy with this one, but given that my next portrait is due tomorrow, I went ahead and wrapped this one up. So, here you go: Chris and Rich Robinson, (Original post below.) So, once again “real life” is interfering with my #PortraitNight project/ritual, but since I’m an hour late at …
Dec 15 2011
Before attempting to make a living drawing stuff, I had another equally foolish, idealistic, and difficult-to-make-money-at pursuit: music. In the mid-90’s I was in a band called Come On Thunderchild, based near Charlotte, N.C. We spent a few years touring on and off, eventually got signed to an indie label, and made what I think …
Nov 29 2011
Tonight’s #PortraitNight drawing is Sal Valentino of the great American rock band The Beau Brummels. I’ve been on a big Bradley’s Barn kick of late, I guess since it’s recently been reissued with a ton of extra tracks. If you only know this band from hearing “Just a Little” on your local oldies station, you …
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