I’m finally caught up! 31 portraits down and I’m back on schedule.
I listen to a lot of Andrew Bird. I never tire of his albums and his music is the kind that I could ‘live in’. So I drew his portrait in those smelly Prismacolor/Chartpak markers and a fine tip Staedtler pen. There is bleed-through on his face from the drawing on the previous page.
As I do these quick sketches, I am noticing that my natural tendency to enlarge the eyes when I draw is coming back. I tried to correct it in my drawings by being more accurate in proportions, but who cares really? It’s all about the eyes in portraiture for me anyway. It’s what I draw first when I start a portrait and it’s what connects me to the subject most strongly.
HARPER LEICH 
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Maybe your best marker portrait!
yeah, who cares if the eyes area lil big- very expressive, looks great! I also really like the bleed-through colors in his face, makes it more mysterious and “fine-arty”
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I love the whimsical beauty in this piece – and you’re absolutely right about the eyes
AnnMarie
Thanks, everyone! Maybe it’s time to break out those stinky old markers again. 🙂