SAMPLE PORTRAITS

Charlie Kirkham, MA, ASGFA

Portrait of Cordelia

Pencil study for oil painting. The study is 12 x 15 cm, pencil on paper, the oil painting is on canvas 51x 40.5 x1 cm. The painting was created over four sittings.

Portrait of a girl with a chain

Coloured pencil on paper, 15 x 8 cm.

Dr Willem SmelikPortrait in human hair 10 x 10 cm, created from pencil portrait 32 x 42 cm.

Lesley

Portrait in paint markers on paper, 32 x 42cm.

Portrait of D’Anslow

Using the textured board that came to hand and the graffiti paint pens that DAnslow often uses in his own work this portrait was a good way of working in texture and creating skin tones with non-flesh coloured paints.

DA’nslow portrait in paint marker on wood. 32x 56 cm. Charlie Kirkham 2013.

Martin

Created on a coloured pastel paper based this drawing was completed over two short sittings.

Pastel on paper, 32 x 42 cm.

Rebecca

Using pencil on paper in the bright morning light, this is a one session portrait study.

Pencil on paper, 32 x 42cm.

Thibaut Sleeping, paint marker on paper 42 x 30 cm. One sitting study.

Study for Tim

Short session sketch (20 minutes). Paint marker and ink pen on paper, drawn from above. 12 x 12 cm.

To see more of Charlie’s work please visit the website:

www.charliekirks.com