Sadie

Sadie passed away this year so I did a portrait in memoriam to her. This charcoal portrait was drawn on an 11x14 size paper.
Original photo is below for comparison.

Sunset with Palm Tree

This piece is a combination of charcoal and pastels. It is a 9x12 size.

Palm Frond with Sky

This piece is a combination of charcoal and pastels on colored paper. It is a 12x9 size.

Boyd

This charcoal portrait was requested by a friend and co-worker in memoriam for her dear family friend.
This portrait is an 11x14 size.
The original photo used for this portrait is shown below. It was actually from a paper-stock program from his funeral.

Marine's Ball

This charcoal portrait of a Marine and his girlfriend was created on an 11x14 paper.
This portrait required combining two photographs to achieve the best overall effect. Below is a breakdown of the two original photos used to create this portrait.

The Marine was from the left side photo and the girlfriend was from the right side photo.

Philip Rivers

Here is a charcoal portrait of Philip Rivers - quarterback for the San Diego Chargers.
This portrait was created on an 8x10 paper.
Below is a time-lapse video of it's evolution.

Time Lapse Video:

Grandbabies

This charcoal portrait was created on an 11x14 paper.
As usual, pics of its evolution and the original photo are below.

Family Portrait I

Here's a charcoal portrait of a grandmother, mother, and son. This portrait was created on an 11x14 size paper.
The photos of its evolution and the original photo are posted below for comparison.

Here's looking at you, kid

This little boy is the most adorable and well behaved child! It was such a pleasure to do this special portrait as a Christmas gift.
This charcoal portrait was done on an 11x14 size.
The original photo is below the portrait.

Row, row, row your boat

This charcoal portrait of an adorable little girl in the boat her grandparents built is an 8x10 size.

We all scream for ice cream!!

This adorable little girl was the perfect subject for a sample of my charcoal work on colored paper and mixing in white "charcoal" to the portrait.
As usual pictures of it's evolution and the original photo are included below.
This portrait is an 8x10 size.

Three Generations

Here is a beautiful family portrait of grandmother, mother, and daughter.
This portrait is a 16x20.
Below is the original photo as well.

Flowers

Roxie

Here's the portrait of my dog Roxie. Included are also some pics of its evolution and the original photo for comparison.
This portrait is a 16x20 size.



For Mary Ann

Few times in life do we really meet a true hero, a person who will singlehandedly change your life. My dear friend Mary Ann is one of these heroes and my life is so much better for her being a part of it. Mary Ann has overcome the impossible and is doing so with flourish and grace. As a tribute to her and her amazing friends that have supported her through the past year, I started a very special portrait. Here is the final result and some pictures of it in progress.

Here is a link to a video news piece covering Mary Ann's story:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=7738850&pid=7738830