He looks an utter tyrant, but then again, one can imagine the frown may be in connection to that wretched bow his fussy mum made him wear for the portrait...
Tag: portrait
Update: Freckles is finished.
The final piece- click on the image to see larger. What a lot of work this boy has cost me– so much penciling. Looks somewhat stoic and rather better than I'd expected, though, now he's finished. The process scans are useful and interesting (to me), as they are a reminder of at least some of… Continue reading Update: Freckles is finished.
A drawing in three stages
Pouffe is a nineteenth century French import for “something puffed out”.
Tuffet, pouffe or hassock are all terms for a piece of furniture used as a footstool or low seat. The names tuffet and hassock are both derived from English names for a small grassy hillock or clump of grass, in use since at least the sixteenth century. Pouffe is a nineteenth century French import for… Continue reading Pouffe is a nineteenth century French import for “something puffed out”.






