After all the “Elvis in Charcoal” drawings I made I really enjoyed working on “Elvis in Pencil no. 10. So I decided to make another one in pencil. I always liked this image from the ’68 Comeback special with the little smile on his lips. The first step was to make a very light drawing,
Yesterday I started on “Elvis in Charcoal” no.327. The reference photo is a bit unsharp. I searched for a better quality phot but couldn’t find it. I guess it’s a still image from a a frame from the movie “Elvis on Tour”. I always like the challenge of making unsharp reference photos into sharp drawings.
The first drawing for 2022 will be an image of Elvis on December 1th 1955 in the RCA Twenty-fourth Street Studio in New York. Elvis was in new York December 1st 1955 to meet with the Colonel and RCA executives, including president Larry Kanaga and publicity director Anne Fulchino. A photo shoot has been arranged
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 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 12 until 18, 2020 This weeks “Elvis in Charcoal” drawing is a scene from the movie “Loving you”. It was released in 1957. Deke Rivers is a delivery man who is discovered by publicist Glenda Markle and country-western musician Tex Warner who want to promote the talented newcomer to fame and fortune, giving him
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
Elvis in Charcoal #229 I worked hard on an assignment, an oil painting which I can’t show yet. It is supposed to be a surprise. Maybe in next weeks post. I also picked four new photo’s for the weekly Elvis in Charcoal drawings for February. And of course I made the weekly drawing for this
Elvis in charcoal #227 is an image from the movie “Change of habit”. This movie was released in 1969. Elvis plays Dr. John Carpenter. More about this movie you can read here. Some work in progress images Elvis in Charcoal #227, No title Charcoal, ink, and White chalk on colored paper, 21 x 15 cm,
