Sunday Sketching: 100 day project

It feels like months since I worked on the 100 day project. But I have new inspiration that pushed me into making a sketch today.

Bill took this photo earlier in the year.

I have no idea how he got our grandson to pose AND to smile. There must have been a story to go along with this image. I’ll have to ask about it. Anyway, the photo touched my heart and motivated me to get out my pencil, eraser and Micron pen.

Here is my initial pencil sketch.

I worked on it sporadically over a few days, trying to get all the proportions and subtleties of the face accurate.

Today I inked my lines, refining shapes as I worked.

I used number .05 and .005 Micron pens, adding light hatch lines to indicate contours and shadow. The boy has a multitude of freckles, which I felt unable to render with any degree of delicacy. So, you get to see Henry freckle-free.

I believe this drawing brings me to Day 41 of the 100-day challenge. While I feel no particular urgency to reach 100 pieces of art before a year has passed, I’ll continue to plug away at the project. Bill continues to offer up excellent photographs for my artistic consideration.