Sunday 8 April 2012


Anxious, Charcoal on Paper, (8.5" x 11.5")


Did this drawing from a photo by my friend Prasad Dabke.  I love doing these charcoal portraits once in a while. I hope to achieve greater edge control with practice. 
Its a shame how fixatives spoil a day's work. The hair and lips were a rich, deep dark. Thankfully the fixative was so bad that it actually could be removed by wiping with a dry brush.
Thank you all for stopping by.

6 comments:

Studio at the Farm said...

I do like your charcoals very much, Vinayak. Please keep them coming!

Carol Blackburn said...

That is amazing, Vinayak. About how long did it take you to do this sketch?

Vinayak Deshmukh said...

Thank you Kathryn. I hope to improve with every attempt.
Thanks Carol. It took my about 3 hours to finish the sketch.

Crystal Cook said...

This is SO beautiful Vinayak. You have such a talent for expressing a very pensive mood with your portraits. :)

yasha said...

Beautiful portrait Vinayak.I have always admired your graphite and charcoal works.They are amazing.Keep up the good work.

Vinayak Deshmukh said...

Thank you so much Yasha!