Sunday 8 January 2012

Shubha


Shubha, Charcoal on Paper, (11" x 8")


I did this portrait drawing of my wife Shubha today afternoon. Sundays can get really lazy and it was quite a task to keep her from dozing away and drawing at the same time. :)
In the end though I think I have been able to capture a reasonable likeness.
All comments and critiques are most welcome.

8 comments:

Ajay Patil said...

Nicely done. What I liked most is you are true to the medium used - charcoal. Many of us use charcoal just like pencil but to my opinion true character of charcoal is to create masses by smudging and using very few linear strokes.

Vinayak Deshmukh said...

Thanks Ajay. I strive to do just what you said but the technique is still quite elusive to me. Hopefully I will get better with practice.

Crystal Cook said...

She's beautiful Vinayak. You do such gorgeous and sensitive portraits. You should do some more. :)

Vinayak Deshmukh said...

Thank you so much Crystal. My greatest fear is the unplanned sabbaticals that occur suddenly and force me to start from scratch every once in a while.

Arti said...

I think this is a great sketch!Can't comment about likeness, but its expressive.And you have used the medium very well; I like it!

Vinayak Deshmukh said...

Thank you so much Arti. I am really enjoying doing these charcoal drawings.

Sadeu said...

very well made charcoal portraits : )

Vinayak Deshmukh said...

Thank you so much Sadeu