joaquin phoenix

5/30/12- using 2H, 4H, 4B, 6B lead

joaquin has always been one of those people i wanted to draw

but there are a lot of people i want to draw

and i rarely get around to it

but then a friend of mine suggested i draw him, and it was just the push i needed.

i decided to not use any smudging tools and just go with a sketchy feel.

i'm happy with how the texture turned out

 joaquin was a challenge for me, and i need more of those.

i can deffinitally see the mistakes in him, but thats fine.

with artists, we're never fully happy with most things we do.

and when we are we soar.

xox, noni