Back in the day, I used to LOVE drawing portraits. But then I went to fancy art school and they worked me to death, so I took what turned into a 10 year break from drawing. Years later, I realize, it’s true: “Use it or lose it.” :(

Self-portrait: \m/. Pencil. October 2009
I normally hate self-portraits (Because who likes staring at themselves for hours?! Not me, thank you very much), but this one was kind of fun. I’ve discovered they’re a lot more tolerable when I get to make goofy faces. Of course, this means drawing super fast (I can’t keep my face like that for hours!) or that I have to work from a photograph. In this case, it was the latter.

Boy. Pencil. 2009 (I think)
A random kid I drew. I probably became disinterested in the midst of sketching, which is why it’s unfinished. That happens a lot, unfortunately.

Random Dude. Pencil. 2009 (I think)
He kind of looks like Dominic Monaghan. Maybe I was watching Lost when I sketched this? Hmmm...

Mr. Horn. Charcoal. Sometime back in high school...
The dean of my high school. He posed for our AP Art class one fine day. I wasn’t the sort of kid that spent a lot of time in the dean’s office, and therefore able to complete an elaborate sketch of him! Although, that probably would’ve made for a more interesting blurb.