Italian, 11x14 inches watercolor on paper by Kenney Mencher

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Sometimes you just have to do a kind of character study of an interesting face. This portrait of a rugged older man that drew me to the subject. You can tell this guy has really seen some life in the school of hard knocks yet he has a sensual appeal of a silver fox.

I'm a big fan of portrait painting in the vein of John Singer Sargent and Malcom Liepke. Often I find pictures of characters on the web and make experimental portraits of people with cool or interesting faces.

This started as a drawing with Sharpie markers and then I painted over it with acrylic.

One of the things that I like about drawing, and I draw a lot, is that it allows me to experiment with mark making and composition. I feel that the marks and the visual texture are parallel to the physical texture that I get in my oil paintings. I often experiment with hatch marks and mark making in both media. They are kind of compliments to one another and so when I’m painting, I think about drawing and when I’m drawing, I think about painting. To that end I’ve started working on a series of marker drawings that I go over with acrylic and watercolor paint.

When I sit down to draw, I relish the freedom to explore subjects and experiment with techniques that may not be as feasible in oil. It's true that I discard or stash away just as many sketches as I create, as they don't always turn out as successful as I hope. But in the case of this particular piece, I feel confident in its execution.

The drawing itself is a playground for my imagination. I've taken care to incorporate elements of shading, mark making, and the human anatomy.

The paper that this is painted on is called Rives BFK, which is a type of heavy cotton printmaking paper that won't degrade over time and should hold the color really well for at least fifty to one hundred years without fading, especially if this is framed behind glass.

The size is a standard US frame size and can be framed inexpensively. Try buying a frame on the net.

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