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family portrait drawing of a couple in detail

Elderly Couple

Posted on March 8, 2022March 8, 2022

This pencil sketch was commissioned as a birthday gift for the lady in the photo. Her husband sadly passed away and her daughter decided to gift her a pencil drawing of the two of them. The drawing was based on one very good photograph taken at a special occasion. The couple look so happy here. I just love the connection they share. I wanted to capture this in the drawing.

family portrait drawing of a couple
A Drawing of an Elderly Couple Hugging, 20 x 30 cm, graphite pencil on paper

The portrait is 20 x 30 cm in size drawn with graphite pencil on Fabriano 5 paper. The drawing was mounted when finished and I posted it well wrapped in a plastic sleeve ready to be framed by the client. Both the client and her mom were very happy with the finished drawing.

Hi Ivana! I absolutely love it – it’s amazing … and my mum will be thrilled! You are extremely talented!!!…

…Just to let you know that my mum really loved the portrait when we gave it to her yesterday – she was so surprised and couldn’t have been more delighted! She can’t wait to put it up on the wall! Thanks again, and all the best!

Majella, Dublin, Ireland

I thoroughly enjoyed the drawing process mostly because of the significance of the photo and the quality of it.

family portrait drawing of a couple in detail
The pencil drawing in detail
Reference photo for the portrait
Reference photo for the portrait

The pencils I used were Staedtler Mars Lumograph Black and Faber-Castell Pitt Graphite. Both are a blend of graphite and charcoal. The graphite keeps things precise as I can sharpen to a sharp end while the charcoal adds a deep darkness without the shine of graphite. I will be working on some interesting commissions over the next few weeks including a painting of bikes overgrown with grass and some lovely family portraits, so keep an eye on my blog for updates.

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I am a portrait artist based in county Kildare, Ireland. You can follow this blog to see my current commissions and news from my portrait studio. I post scans of finished portraits together with works in progress.
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