Portraits

Drawings from Photo Reference:
Charcoal drawing of Orson Wells by Thomas Starnes
Orson Wells

Charcoal drawing of Lady Hepburn by Thomas Starnes
Lady Hepburn

Charcoal drawing of Cary Grant
Cary Grant

Charcoal drawing of John Wayne
The Duke

Charcoal drawing of Lucille Ball
Lucy

Charcoal drawing of James Cagne
Jim Cagne

Charcoal drawing of actress Liz Taylor
Liz Taylor 


Portrait of my nephew, Wes.

Conte' drawing on toned paper
Conte' and White Chalk on Toned Paper, 16x20"


Self Portrait painted while looking in a mirror

Painting of Thomas Starnes holding a brush
Oil on Canvas, 18x24"


Portraits from Live Models:
The following drawings and painting were completed in classes or workshops.
Poses generally lasted between 2 and 3 hours
(with the model taking breaks every 20 minutes or so).   

Painting of model's face in blue paint
Oil on Canvas, 16x20"
Charcoal drawing of young bald man

Drawing of model with dark hair

 Charcoal drawing of woman with dark hair and dark blouse

Charcoal drawing of woman with long hair in pony tail pulled over front shoulder 

Charcoal drawing of woman with light face, dark hair and dark eyes

Drawing of man playing guitar

Drawing with brown pastel of model with curly hair

Drawing in brown pastel of model wearing hat

Portrait drawing in burnt sienna conte

Charcoal drawing of dark skinned model with flower in hair

Conte drawing of young male model with long full hair

Charcoal drawing on toned paper of light skinned woman with blond hair

Charcoal drawing on toned paper of dark skinned woman with very full head of hair

Young lady drawn in charcoal with shadows falling on cheek

Charcoal Drawing on toned paper of young black woman with shadow under hand

Charcoal drawing of black girl with earphone

Drawing of black girl with neck band

Charcoal drawing of man with hat and goatee

Young man in leather jacket

Charcoal drawing of young man on white paper

Young man with short hair and mustache with beard

Charcoal drawing with white chalk on green toned paper

To see more of my portrait work, please check out the portfolio pages of my website: tcstarnes.com - Portraits
I also have some notes on portrait drawing from my classes and workshops: tcstarnes.com - Notes on Portrait Drawing

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