Pen drawing of a dark man. From the corner of his eye he looks at you like, I can see you even if you don't think so.
Drawn from a photo on a Rijksmuseum brochure, I found it intriguing the way he looks. It was quite difficult to try and capture it with pen and ink to draw the dark skin colour with shadows. Usually I draw or paint women but men too are wonderful to try to capture their facial expression .
I used thick and thin black pens.
Portrait/ Man/ African man/ Dark man/ Dark skin colour/ Black and white drawing/ Pen drawing/ Looking/ Face/ Eyes/ Figurative art /
I have time to draw and paint more after years of volunteer work for the St. Care Foundation The Gambia. Inspiration I got in the Gambia where I also lived. The colors, the population and life is a great source of inspiration. But also the quieter.. Read more…