Shades of Gray in Pencil

carbon and graphite pencil on Canson Bristol smooth paper

15"x12"

Graphite pencil on paper

14" x 12"

Just completed this drawing which took me about 32 hours in all.This is a picture of a laborer from India, my friend and a talented photographer  Vikram Raghuvanshi very kindly allowed me to use this as reference.

I liked the way his face shows the hardships of his humble life.

W-I-P

Work in progess

16"x12"

Graphite pencil on Canson smooth paper

I have started a detailed portrait after a gap of a few months.Posting here is the first 13 hours' work.It might take up some more time to finish it.Thank you for being patient with me.

Wrinkled

Graphite Pencil on Paper

17"x11"

Buying Ice Cream

"Buying Ice Cream"

12"x16"

Pencil on Paper

ON my Drawing Board

Work in progress.....four little boys huddled together near the Ice cream stall.

Buddies

Mechanical pencil .7 on smooth A3 paper.This took me about 9 hours spread over three days.

Charcoal Sketch

Willow charcoal sketch A3 size on smooth paper

Asian Girl Portrait

Pencil on A3 smooth paper

Charcoal Sketch

A quick charcoal sketch of my son Arjun, as he sits tired after a long day at Portsmouth.

Welcome 2012

One of the twelve sketches that I was commissioned to do for the 2012 calendar for my sister's company.We did it last year too,with my 'faith' series.This time its the children, the future of mankind.

Merry Christmas

Wish you a Merry Christmas, friends.