More in this series. This time, it's a UK artist, Paul Bell, someone I saw on an episode of a show called, "The Big Painting Challenge." There was a moment that had an image I liked, I made a screen shot and went ahead. I don't think it's the best representation of the subject, but I only have what I can work with. What I'd want to do is take video of a subject as we just talked, preferably without their knowing or paying attention. I'd want to get what I thought was them in a pose that wasn't a pose; it was just them at their most them. When I choose screenshots like this, I really don't know the person, don't know if the pose is indicative or not. I just like it. So while I think I made a good representation of the pose, I don't know if I did of the person.

This one was a good struggle of editing. I think there might be a little too much detail, but pulling any more out lessened the likeness too much. There was a lot of going back and forth but in a good way. I set this one aside for a few days, thinking it hadn't worked. When I opened it back up today, I actually really liked it. I think this approach has merit, and feels the most like the "modern portrait" I've been looking for.

Now I should get back to drawing skate mice and graffiti taggers.