If you go to Joeyg’s in Madison, Indiana on weekend nights you may be serenaded by Roy Gentry and his band. He sings the blues. He stands up on a stage that is dimly lit and the atmosphere is great.
I’ve tried to portray what you would see if you were there. Roy is the one on the left. You should notice that most of the scene is painted very dark, almost black. All you see of the person in the middle is his head and arm. The man on the right has a face but no hair. You didn’t realize that because your mind put the missing parts in. It is actually all you would see.
When painting, try to portray things you really see, not what your mind says is there and your image will be more believable and pleasing.
When I was about five years old I started copying faces from the Beetle Bailey cartoon strip in the Sunday funnies. That got me started. From then until now I’ve enjoyed drawing faces, especially of bearded men and women who wear hats.
Our grandson, Brayden, had been over to our house for a visit. Before he left, I asked if he’d like me to draw his portrait. It took about ten minutes. This photo shows his reaction to it.You need to know that while I drew it, the view of his face was slighly higher than the photo of him here. The drawing shows his jawline, nose, and mouth at a little different angle than the photo of him,so I was looking up at his face when I drew it.
My daughter married a guy named Will. His parents call him William. We call our daughter Jennifer. He calls her Jen. Anyway, he’s a very cool guy. Everybody loves him. He is so much fun. When a big game comes up, we go with him to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch it on a large screen t.v. and eat wings. We’ve gone to lots of concerts with him and have traveled together in Europe and all over the country.
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