I made this drawing of my son and daughter-in-law at their request. They wanted to use it for invitations but because they had asked me too close to the date, used it for Thank-you cards instead. To get some ideas for the drawing, I took them out to our town's scenic river-walk and took a bunch of photos. Out of those, I chose one that I wanted to work with.
When I draw a portrait involving two or more people(or pets), what matters to me most is capturing the relationship. Even though I may be combining a number of different photographs, I want the finished result to convey a sense of the relationship between them; whether that be camaraderie, tenderness, ambivalence or love. "Ambivalence?", you ask. Yes that too. One of my favorite drawings was of a little boy who had been seated beside his baby sister. The expression on his face was priceless. He really was not all that pleased with their family's latest acquisition and it showed but in the most delightful and humorous way.
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