Portraits in Progress
Greg's portraits are almost always created through the same process. Looking at photographs rather than live subjects, he starts with a piece of 8.5 x 11 plain white paper. Using regular pencils, a kneaded eraser & a ruler, he slowly but surely focuses on the darkest parts of the portrait, gradually moves to the lightest parts & then draws the eyes last. He typically spends between 25 & 60 hours on each portrait. Here (below) are two examples of portraits through various stages of progress: U.S. Senator John McCain & South African musician Vusi Mahlasela. Click on the first image (the initial blank piece of paper) to start the gallery to watch the progression & to see captions indicating how many hours had elapsed in the drawing process.
(Side note: In advance, before anyone asks about the Senator McCain portrait, Greg's art is happily non-partisan. He drew President Obama, too -- as well as many Americans who are not involved in politics at all. And, for that matter, many people -- like Mahlasela -- who are not American)
(Side note: In advance, before anyone asks about the Senator McCain portrait, Greg's art is happily non-partisan. He drew President Obama, too -- as well as many Americans who are not involved in politics at all. And, for that matter, many people -- like Mahlasela -- who are not American)
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For more on his art using images, click here
To see one of his artist journals, click here
For more on his art using objects, click here.
For more on his art using words, click here
To read art-related feedback, click here
To order the books, click here