Below are some of my portrait illustrations completed with a set of Cool Grey Copic Markers and some white pens.  I wanted to expand my portrait work from oils into markers, but still maintain a look of realism.  This was a really fun and challenging process because I elected to not pre sketch any of my pieces and just go from a blank page.  I really love the roughness this technique brings out of each image and really forces me to focus and be exact in my placements.  

Please enjoy a few videos of my process on how I create each image and a small gallery of images I put together over the last year in my free time.  Its been my way of unwinding at the end of a long week where all I want to do is just relax and practice technique.

Jane Lynch as 'Sophie Lennon'

Dermot Morgan as 'Father Ted Crilly'

Frank Kelly as 'Father Jack'

Jack Lemon as 'Daphne'

Marty Feldman as 'Igor'

John Cleese as 'Basil Fawlty'

Catherine O'Hara as 'Delia Deetz'

Christopher Walken

Zelda May Rubinstein as 'Tangina Barrons'

Katherine Hepburn

John C Reilly

Steve Buscemi

David Bowie as 'Jareth'