Here are some of portraits done over the last few weeks, great variety of people, what characters! Nationalities include – Ukrainian, Rumanian, Polish, Saudi Arabian & er.. English!
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This lovely Chinese girl sat for a quick charcoal portrait at the end of the day just before the shopping centre closed in Luton, I was tired and at first tried to put her off, but when she pleaded that she would be leaving by plane the next day. I gave in & was glad … En savoir plus
After completing this charcoal portrait of her friend Emma Gibson at the Mall in Luton , Rebecca Harris was moved to give it the highest praise – `It`s the dogs bollocks!`
Just one of the rich & varied people who pass by me in a London shopping centre & stop off for a quick portrait or caricature, this young man is a member of the London Road Rats,which is a bit like the Hells Angels.
These candid shots were taken by a student of photography at The Mall in Luton while I was busy one Saturday afternoon. I like his style, the spontaneity, the saturated colour, so much better than posed photos.
This young man gets first prize for the best sitter of the year, he remained completely immobile for the 20 minutes it took me to do this sketch.
This is a charcoal I did from a beautiful photo of a lovely girl from Banladesh named Meher. She is the sweetheart of the young man who gave me the job – Mehedi, studying in London.
Two charcoal portraits I drew live at The Treaty Centre in Hounslow. Both real gentleman from Rumania.The spiky one Alex Szakacs, I got pretty good, the one with the cap Ionui Martac, I succeeded with the features but got the shape of his head wrong, the cap is too big which lead to the mistakes … En savoir plus
Portraits en direct récents
Juste pour vous donner une idée de la diversité des personnes qui posent pour moi dans les centres commerciaux dans lesquels je travaille, principalement dans la région de Londres.
This is a miracle baby! I drew her portrait in Walthamstow, East London. Her grandmother told me that the baby`s mother had no idea she was pregnant when she gave birth to her!