Skull dolce far tutto it has grown to become

it has grown to become an important pilgrimage on my artistic journey

especially when working from imagination or using more than one image as reference I will do studies and practice drawings

75 x 9 in

and this was the first sight I encountered outside the door of where I stayed

Skull dolce far tutto it has grown to becomeBesides its symbology, the skull is the fundamental piece of all portraiture. Studying it always helps me understand the face, our features, and how to represent the human face accurately. Every portrait artist has a core understanding of the skull. With this understanding, we can drape life over it, find a person, and tell their story. Studies like this will always be a part of my practice, and I enjoy the open ended question of who this was, what