My Dad

I've had this photo of my Dad, taken about a year before he passed away.  In the recent month I have been thinking a lot about drawing him, but whenever I sat and thought about it I got quite emotional, I still do just typing about it.

Well, I got up the courage to try and draw him, remembering that I am still very much in the early stages of learning how to draw!  However, with the welcomed advice of my Art teacher, I persevered and am happy and touched by the results.

I used 4 or 5 Pastel Pencil crayons ( first time using this medium) and sketched him on some tan paper.

I'm happy to say that slowly but surely I am starting to capture likeness more accurately.  Having said that though, I am not really after likeness, I am rather more interested in capturing the mood and the feelings that go with what I am drawing, which also means that it's going to very much depend on my state of mind/heart on the day that I draw.  And that's just fine by me....