Portraiture

I set a business goal for myself this year: to have a simple art show in summer 2023. I wanted to have a theme to it: a cohesive group of works that are stand-alone but also say something in combination. The medium I chose was graphite, because pencil is my first love: the drawing process flows smoothly and my mind can focus on it extensively. I chose the subject of people because it is my favorite one to draw and because my portraits receive the most positive feedback of all my artwork. All of the new portraits will be either from reference photos that I personally took, or that I directed. I want it to be of regular, ordinary people. Individually, my goal is to have each portrait express an emotion or emotions that are subtle and not necessarily indicative of personality. I hope that they will be as timeless as possible and relatable to a wide variety of people. I'm not interested in making pointed political statements or moralizing, but I hope to evoke an emotional response that will lead to further important reflection on future life choices. This portrait of a lady from my church is a taste of the coming show.