Basking in The Sun

Even though, I work more often with colors these days,graphite will be and has always been my first love.I like to hold up a pencil every now and then.Its so very relaxing as, I am at ease and more confident while working with it.This time I was fortunate enough to get a fairly good photograph too.So,all in all a good feeling.

Intense Gaze

I have been working on an acrylic painting since two days,but somewhere in the process I got stuck.Things did not work as planned and so,I thought,better leave it for a while and try something else for a change.Thought of picking up a pencil after a long gap.It was absolutely refreshing doing this graphite sketch and now I feel,I can get back to my acrylic work, and hope things work out well this time.

Meanwhile,I read an article "give-yourself-permission-to-fail" by Lori Woodward.This article worked for me  as it came at a right time.:)

Pencil Sketch of a Friend

I hope each one of you had a lovely Christmas celebration with family and friends.I really get into festive mood this time of the year.Couldn't concentrate much on painting this week so thought of sharing this pencil portrait of a friend which was done a few weeks ago..He had been requesting me for a while to sketch it for him but I kept procrastinating.So,finally thought would sketch it for him.I am so happy with the sketch, as got it very close in terms of resemblance.
P.S.-I am also working on my second oil painting(with patience :-D).

Innocence

This is a pencil portrait of my nephew Raghav.He is grown up and a school going kid now,but I chose a photo from his early childhood days for this sketch.Unfortunately,I never got a chance to meet him but all thanks to the social networking sites,I have only seen him grow in his pictures which his Mom posts on Facebook.I am not sure about the percentage of resemblance but loved sketching him.Had to work hard to get his cute little pout right :-)

THE WAIT

This is purely an imagination without the use of any reference. The pencil used wasn't a very good one so the darks and lights not well differentiated.

ASH (in case you fail to recognize her :)

This was my first attempt and wasn't really happy with the lips split apart. So,slightly made a change in the next one. (Her hair definitely needs conditioning :))

SAIFU

Now this was so expected after I sketched Bebo...:)

BEBO

Don't really know why did I start sketching Bollywood stars.This was my first and then continued with a few more of them. There is something wrong with the sketch couldn't really figure it out..I feel its her lips...

This was the first sketch after a long long time.