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Inspiring others to sketch in watercolor, pastel, charcoal, and ink.

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  • Sketches - Hmmmmphh.....

    Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 22:08 in portraits, sketches

    This is a young girl in one of Charles Reids books. This is of her daughter. Although it doesn't look like his I really liked the expression.What do you think her expression is?~KirbyHmmmmph...6" x 5" WatercolorBy Kirby...

  • Portraits - Beached

    Posted on Saturday September 19th, 2009 at 13:54 in portraits

    This one was a lot of fun to draw. She has a very cute face and basking in the sunlight on the beach. I tried to capture the light and shadows.~KirbyBeached9" x 12" Charcoal on Cansons PaperBy Kirby...

  • Portraits - Tough Guy

    Posted on Saturday September 19th, 2009 at 13:48 in portraits

    A tough guy ehh. Well after looking at him you may not want to mess with him. He looks like hes deffinitely sen some action.This one was I would say an average effort. It didn't take a long time. Of course there was corrections here and there. I used...

  • Portraits - Elviga

    Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 21:22 in portraits

    September portrait challenge. This is Elviga from a famous painting. She looks cute here than the original.~KirbyElviga12" x 9" Willow CharcoalBy Kirby...

  • Portrait - Roland

    Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 09:45 in portraits

    This is from a portrait challenge on Wetcanvas.com. Theres a lot of others who posted some pretty good renditions in various media.~KirbyRoland12" x 9" Willow CharcoalBy Kirby...

  • Portraits - Mr. Ted Kennedy

    Posted on Sunday August 30th, 2009 at 11:11 in portraits, charcoal

    After learning from a friend yesterday that Mr. Ted Kennedy passed away I thought it would be nice to do a sketch of him. May God bless Ted Kennedy and may he rest in peace.Mr. Ted Kennedy9" x 9" CharcoalBy Kirby...

  • Portraits - Noticing something

    Posted on Monday August 3rd, 2009 at 09:40 in portraits

    Finally back to portraits again.Heres a young lady, which I think is really cute. She must have noticed something that caught her attention. This came from a photo from my friend Jeremy Barwick on the corner of Bowery and Canal in Manhattan Chinatown...

  • Pastel - Hat day

    Posted on Wednesday July 29th, 2009 at 22:22 in portraits, figure, pastels

    This is my first figure study. Its in Pastel from a photo reference. It was done small thats wy theres not a lot of detail here. Mostly just a sketch I would say. More of these to coming soon.~KirbyHat day9 3/4" x 6 1/4" Pastel on Mi Teintes CreamBy ...