Wednesday 31 October 2012

Portrait of a Gentleman

Good morning friends,

this is the portrait I've been working on.
I'm very pleased with how he looks - and more importantly so is the man who asked me to draw his relative !

This has been keeping me out of mischief recently - as has writing my novel. I have much respect for anyone who writes a book - the sheer volume of writing takes such time - and I'm only a third of the way through the expected word count of a book of my genre.
I hope life's been treating you well - I've been visiting your blogs as and when I can. x

23 comments:

  1. Hi, Pat,
    He looks very nice! Very good work!!
    Kind regards, Sadami

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  2. Great portrait, Pat! I love the way you draw his grey hair and the reflections of his glasses!

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  3. Wonderfully rendered Pat. The tilt, twist of the head, the look in his eyes and the light all do wonders to this.
    And I did not know that you are onto writing a book. That is so cool. Congrats and best.

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  4. This is so good Pat, no wonder the person who asked for it is pleased.
    Have a good Thursday.....best wishes ann.

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  5. You did well with the eyes and the expression, and that's the hardest part. It's looking great! I didn't know you were writing a novel, could you post about that sometime?

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  6. You have been busy. Wonderful job on the portrait. I have a friend who is a novelist and the hours and reams of words it takes to complete one is staggering, good luck with it!

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  7. Wow! That'ssome great portrait. Wonderful.
    Writing a novel eh? Theres's no end to your talents! Good luck with it! xx

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  8. Es un retrato muy bien logrado, me gusta. ¡Enhorabuena! xx

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  9. Hello Pat.
    The portrait is fantastic. Ican really see how you get better and better.
    You write a book? I am thrilled. May I know what it is about?
    As you know, I write to and I´m also currently warking on a novella.
    Yes, you need a lot of patience an perseverance.
    Best wishes
    Elsbeth xx

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  10. It's a very good portrait, excellent contrasts !

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  11. I think he will be very pleased Pat. Great work! :)

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  12. Hi Pat,
    Your drawing is great and he must be very pleased indeed! :)
    Ansota

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  13. Pat this is truly a work of art. I admire you so much for being able to tackle and do a wonderful job at portraying a person. Thanks for sharing. I can also appreciate the writing part - it takes me hours when I write my blog so I can't imagine writing a book. Have a wonderful day.

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  14. fabulous portrait and actually it kind of looks like my father in law. :)

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  15. Hi Pat,
    In this drawing I specifically like how you treated the man's eyeglasses, that reflection of light. Also the gray hairs. Great portrait drawing.

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  16. This is a great portrait Pat. It's not surprising that your client is pleased. Nice job!!

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  17. Excellent work! Nice light and shading. No wonder your client likes it.

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  18. Wow! I can see why he's pleased. Wonderful portrait!

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  19. Hi Pat, this is really a great portrait! Ciao.

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  20. I'm impressed, Pat! This is a very good drawing! Congrats!

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  21. He looks great Pat, I love to see how many different styles you are trying - and mastering.
    Really interested to hear about your writing too!!

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  22. very nice tonal dwg pat ..happy writing

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