Portrait Sketches - July 2026

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Black-and-white sketch of a serious man in a suit and tie against a white background, with KPD signed on the shoulder. — Michael, digital illustration.

Studies from the corpo world this month. Mainly pulled from digital boxes on my computer screen. Hundreds of talking heads, buoyed by squared shoulders and neutral faces.

Black-and-white sketch portrait of a solemn person with long dark hair and a curled forehead lock, on a white background, signed KPD. — Trinn, digital illustration.

Stare. Blink. Underreact. Smile, whenever appropriate. A friend of mine said that operating in the corporate world is acting. "That's why they call them performance reviews," she told me.

Black-and-white sketch of a stern man in a suit and tie on a white background, with KPD in the lower right corner. — Billard, digital illustration.

The top corpo guys never perform, but they certainly demand it. "We who are about to die salute you..." or something to that affect.