Portrait of Geo (The Leo) Smith

I met Geo one night at the Acme bar in Berkeley, with blue chalk on my nose and a goodbye on my breath for a friend who was leaving for Chicago the next morning. It was a going away celebration, but Geo was the first of many new friends to come. This is a portrait of a portrait: I worked from a picture of Geo next to a portrait drawn of him by his friend and artist Leah Svendsen.
The piece is 14 x 20 inches of oil pastel, charcoal and gesso on canvas.

Portrait of Jay Mak

14x20 acrylic, charcoal, oil pastel

I met Jay in college, and we became friends over our common love of sandwiches. I plan to do a portrait of a sandwich, from a picture of his choice, in his honor.

Portrait of Peter Larson

20x40 acrylic, charcoal, oil pastel on canvas
Peter Larson is a very funny man. I have known and laughed at him since high school. I hope this portrait makes up for that, a little.