During Covid lockdown, my Dad was hospitalised with pneumonia. I was not allowed to visit, but luckily we had Facetime by then. I grabbed a screenshot of him with his Covid hairdo (no haircuts allowed, remember?) looking, for some reason, euphoric. It must have been either delerium from the fever or he was very pleased to be speaking to me. Anyway, the photo is on my wall at home and I decided it would make a nice drawing. This is the third attempt. The first two were in watercolour, and taught me that I need many more classes before I am ready for portraits in watercolour. So I retreated to the more familiar colour pencils and this is the result. Watercolour wash in the background to make the subject pop. The random hairs in the wash are of course intended, and nothing to do with the fact that I was using a cheap and nasty brush. #irony #colourpencils #portrait #rapture #covidart #art #artist #artistsofInstagram
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