Portraits: 

Captures the human nature being expressed 

Portraits are fantastic reflections of human nature. I capture them to explore expressed behaviors and emotions that define who we are as people.

Pastel Drawing on 18X24 Paper

Oil Painting on 16 x 20 Board

Pastel Drawing on 18X24 Paper

Watercolor  18X24 Paper

Pastel portrait of two men set in dark brown

Father and Son 18 X 24 2024

This is a charcoal portrait of my dear Friend and Classmate Sheila Ashby Schultz, drawn nearly thirty-five years ago.

Charcoal portrait 18 X 24 1982

In this portrait of Sheila the intent was to capture her deep focus contrasted by the deep shadows contoured by her hair. This was drawn on handmade paper using a 2b General charcoal pencil. 

Detailed Digital Painting, Painting completed using Corel Painter 2020. Drawn on touch screen HP Spectra Laptop

Digital portrait 2018

With this portrait, I focused on capturing the feel of oil paint using Corel Painter software. Applying marking that would mimic the way I paint the texture of a face and its color

Pencil and Vine charcoal self-portrait 1987

Charcoal drawing of Cristina 1985