Tuesday, July 20, 2010

A short journey

I received this task from Aunt Charlene, as she explained in a solemn tone. Jonathan was one of her friend's son. He got into a car accident and taken away at a tender age of 21. It was of course very hard on the mother, and I strongly believe that no parents should bury their own child. From what I heard, he's a good kid, therefore I am sure he's in a better place and in good hands now, watching over his family. With Aunt Charlene's kind heart and initiative, and my pencil work, we are hoping that this will help to bring his smile to brighten the lives of his loved ones.

Pencil on 8" x 10" Strathmore Bristol vellum  100lb (260g/m²)
Initial Sketch

23 comments:

  1. Alex

    What a wonderful thing you are doing!

    That is a great picture.

    xoxo

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  2. You did a wonderful job!! You are so very kind!!

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  3. You are giving his Mom such a treasure. Beautiful work.

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  4. It's so great to see people pursuing their heart. Beautiful sketch !!!

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  5. He had such a wonderful smile. Beautiful portrait.

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  6. Wonderfully done! Wow! And I love the look of your blog! I hope you take this complement in the best of ways: these are terrificly drawn teeth! Just wonderful!

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  7. A very well drawn portrait Alex, and done with sensitivity too. I'm sure his mum will like it.

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  8. What a touching entry Alex and very kind of you to do. His Mom will surely treasure it and how you captured her sons smile.

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  9. You've created such a special gift.
    The family and friends will be very pleased.

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  10. this just brought tears to my eyes.

    Wonderful wonderful work, Love.

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  11. What a sad event! It is wonderful that you could do such a wonderful portrait for her!

    Oh, and don't feel bad about the white charcoal...I've done it too! :D

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  12. Good for you! I hope they love it. They're gonna cry first and then say how great it is.

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  13. Oh that's very sad. But you made a beautiful portrait.

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  14. Your portraits are spectacular. I'm sure that his Mom will appreciate it tremendously.

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  15. How sad for his family - a dreadful shock. Your portrait will be such a treasure for them.

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  16. Thats a wonderful gift Alex, you did a beautiful work on it. My heart goes out to his family.

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  17. Yes, I think they'll cry each time they look at it for a long time - you did such a beautiful drawing of him. They'll love it, of that I have no doubt. You're very kind, Alex. nancy

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  18. Thanks for the comment on my first sketch Alex. I browsed through your blog and you've got some fabulous work! I'd really like to get into doing portraits as well, though I've got a while to go before I'm confident with it. Thanks for the inspiration though :)

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  19. That is tragic! My condolences to his family. It's a great sketch though!

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  20. Excellent drawing! I love the first sketch too - like a cartoon, such style.

    I don't even want to think about the tragic loss.

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  21. Great work Alex, love the two girls too

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  22. Alex, this piece of your project has blown me away!! all i can say is you have become the guru of drawing portrait!! the form, the line, the rendering, the shading...are heavenly done!!

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