Black Ink Portraits

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Elvis, ink on paper.

Most of my work, in both pen on paper and digital ink is focused on portraiture and renderings of the human form.

Ink sketch of a stern abstract female portrait with large earrings on a blank white page. — Willa, ink on paper.

Most of the faces I draw are from memory or imagination, but on occasion I'll sketch from a model, whether that be a friend in the studio or a stranger on the street.

Minimal black ink sketch of a bearded man’s bust on a white background, with a stern, thoughtful expression — Marko, ink on paper.

Over the years I've experimented in various styles but I always come back to an obsession with the contours and lines of the human face.

Ink sketch of a man in a suit and tie on white paper, with a small handwritten signature at the bottom. — Man in suit, ink on paper.

The irony in my art is that I tend toward being a recluse, a loner, a hermit. And yet my art is fueled by a real human need to connect.

V, ink on paper.