I started on “Elvis in Charcoal” no. 275. This is the photo from 1956 that on the front cover of the “Rare Elvis” album. This has always been one of my favourite Elvis images also because of the strong light/dark contrast. I remember when I came home with this album, in the early 80’s, my little
February 26 until March 3, 2020 I’ve been selecting new Elvis images for the month of March. I always do that at the beginning of a new month so I already know what I’m going to draw in the coming month. And there is a new assignment from Ireland, a oil painting with a size
February 19 until 25, 2020 Last week I made two Elvis in Charcoal drawings, the first one n0. 232 is from an image from “Change of habit” and the second one is from the fifties with Elvis wearing his cool red jacket. Elvis in Charcoal #232, No title Charcoal, ink, and White chalk on colored
February 5 until 11, 2020 Oil painting The assignment I was working on for a while now has arrives on it’s destination. It went to Ireland. The reference image was very bad, unsharp and small. I looked everywhere for a better quality image but couldn’t find it anywhere. But on the day that I decided
January 29 until February 4, 2020 I started on “Elvis in charcoal #230 last Monday. I wasn’t very satisfied while I was working on it but continued in the hope that I could fix it. I looked at the drawing again on Tuesday morning and tore it to pieces… Because I use black ink in
This is an drawing of Elvis signing authographs at the driveway gate of his house at 1034 Audubon Drive in Memphis. I made a painting of this photo in 2007. I always liked the green jacket he is wearing here, I made several paintings and drawings of it. Browse through this blog to find some
Here are some more “Work in progress” shots of Elvis in Charcoal 202. I wrote an article about the first stage of this drawing earlier. I’m pleased with the end result, Elvis looks so cool in the fifties… Elvis in Charcoal #202, No title Charcoal, ink, and White chalk on colored paper, 50 x 29
The first stage of Elvis in Charcoal no. 202. This time three images of Elvis at RCA Studio 1 in New York, July 1956. A bit more challenging than Elvis in charcoal #201. I love drawing clothing with many folds, and I love the cool outfits Elvis wore in the fifties. Charcoal, ink and white
I like images of the fifties, especially the ones from early in Elvis his career. This is an unusual one because of the image in the mirror and all the tiles in the background. Elvis is almost done Working on the image in the mirror Working on the background Elvis in Charcoal #196, No title
The reference image for this drawing is from the same photoshoot as Elvis in charcoal #194. Elvis playing some records in 1956. Both of these drawings were bought by the same Elvis fan from the USA! In progress Elvis in Charcoal #197, No title Charcoal, ink and White chalk on colored paper, 30 x 20
