Dec 06 2011
I’ve been drawing way too many musicians for #PortraitNight. I made myself change gears. This week’s subject is Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan: If you’d like to suggest a #PortraitNight subject, you can do so either via the comments section here, or via my Twitter.
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 …
Nov 22 2011
Tonight’s #PortraitNight drawing is Director (and musician now, apparently) David Lynch. Lynch’s films are well-known and his recent musical efforts are getting a fair amount of attention, but did you know he drew a comic strip for an alternative weekly in the 70s? David Lynch’s Angriest Dog In The World isn’t for everyone, but I …
Nov 15 2011
Tonight’s #PortraitNight subject is musician St. Vincent–AKA Annie Clark. This image looks a bit different than my usual drawing style. If you’ve read any of my process posts you know that I usually build up my images by starting with a very light blue then going over the image in successive iterations of orange, red, …
Nov 08 2011
I watched a couple of good BBC documentaries about influential DJ John Peel last weekend, so I thought he’d make a good #PortraitNight subject. For what it’s worth, the two documentaries were John Peel’s Record Box (about the small box of Peel’s odd favorite 45s discovered at his home after his death) and John Peel’s …
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