Graphite/Charcoal

Graphite and Charcoal

In this gallery you can see examples of Bob's graphite and charcoal drawings. Bob uses Saunders Waterford and Arches Full Imperial (76.2x55.9 cm) 140lbs Hot Press watercolour paper for his graphite and charcoal drawings, although, for 'Master Wood Carver Bernard Blackburn' he used Frisk CS10 Illustration board, apparently, this superb illustration board is no longer used these days, due to lack of demand for it. From time to time, Bob will be adding more content to this gallery, as with every other gallery…

The Wood Carver Bernard Blackburn 64 x 5

Master wood carver working on a commission, 'Head of the Madona' in his studio / workshop. His studio was the old gatehouse of a convent. I rendered this image in graphite, I particularly enjoyed creating differnt textures for this image.

Master wood carver Bernard Blackburn (detail)

Detail showing the wood turning lathe, templates and designs for projects in the wood carvers workshop.

Sinister 51 x 71 cm .jpg

Sinister was rendered in charcoal, the originator of the photograph gave his permission to use his image for the portrait…https://pmp-art.com

The Old Woman from Ghana

The reference photograph used for this portrait was kindly donated by Mr Johnathan Dawe of Periscope Productions in Liverpool, it was from one of his assignments in Africa

Richard Entwistle 46 x 65 cm .jpg

I had a photo shoot with Richard in his office in Crosby, Merseyside, for this portrait. It was a cordial session, and I shot a number of photos to create the portrait. Normally Richard wears glasses but for this session he removed them

Portrait of Rufus 37 x 52 cm

Rufus is from Jamaica, I obtained a reference photograph for this image from 'Paint My Photo'; www.pmp-art.com, which is a members only photo sharing website for artists

Island Girl - a portrait of 'Patty'

I obtained the reference photograph for this image of the young girl Patty who lives in Jamaica from 'Paint My Photo'; www.pmp-art.com, which is a members only photo sharing website for artists

Morgan Freeman 45 x 63 cm

The legendary Morgan Freeman has had a mammoth career. He is known for his totally unique, gravelly voice and his ability to inject imposing dominance and charming comedy into his roles in equal measure. His film career didn’t start until he was in his thirties, but he already had a strong background on stage which was able to propel him into a career full of Academy Awards and Golden Globes.

The Guru 42 x 57 cm .jpg

Lots of character in the face of this man, he reminded me of the Maharishi Yogi the Beatles used to visit

Lioness (Detail)

This is one of three lions portrait studies called 'Pride'

Portrait Study in Grapitie 67 x 56 cm.jp

I use Saunders Waterford and Arches Full Imperial (76.2x55.9 cm)140lbs Hot Press watercolour paper for my graphite and charcoal drawings, although, for 'Master Wood Carver Bernard Blackburn' I used CS10 board, apparently, it is no longer used these days.

Afghan Tribesman 44 x 60 cm .jpg

I was interested in the character and the weather beaten face of this old tribesman from Afghanastan

The Cornicenes 75 x 52 cm .jpg

A cornicen was a junior officer in the Roman Army. The cornicen's job was to signal salutes to officers and sound orders to the legions. The cornicines played the cornu. Cornicines always marched at the head of the centurions, with the tesserary and the signifer.
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The Boy from the Mursi Tribe, Ethiopia 5

I was given permission to use the reference image for this portrait 'The Boy from the Mursi Tribe in Ethiopia' from 'Miroslav Liska Art', he is a master of his trade. I was particularly impressed with his portraits of village life in Ethiopia

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Graphite and Charcoal