Holiday Greetings: Sketch of Laughing Glenn Gould in His Thirties

2009 Holiday Greetings from StudioDaCapo.





Glenn Gould on a happy note.
While we say goodbye to yet another year,
Let's hope to stay in the same boat.

Note:
Sketch of Glenn Gould in his thirties. Free-hand.
Pencil on sketching paper. 9" x 12"
Cross-hatching method. No blending.
Pencils used(in degrees):8H, 6H, 2H, H, HB, F, 2B, 6B, and 8B

Glenn Gould: More sketches

Sketch of Glenn Gould's Hands.
A quick sketch of his hands air-conducting expressively.


Sketch of Glenn Gould in His 40s.
A sketch of the man in his 40s casually posing.

Glenn Gould: Sketch of Glenn Gould As a Young Man

Sketch of Glenn Gould As a Young Man Rockwell style.
From profile pic. Click to enlarge.

Pencil on sketch paper. H F HB 2B 4B
Cross-hatching method. No blending.

The man who made Bach...

"J.S. Bach"
2006

Dedicated to the man who made Bach swing and twirl.

Glenn Gould Pencil Drawing WIP

"1959"

2009
Graphite on paper

"Perfect image, beautifully rendered. Gould is at once in motion & repose -- the duality he always embodied." --E.P.

Glenn Gould: Gould Plays

Gould in 1981 playing The Goldberg Variations.
Entire composition digitally photographed.

Graphite on paper
11" x 14"

Glenn Gould: Classical Slumber

70% completed. A photo of Glenn Gould as a young man taken in Bahamas by Jock Carroll was used for reference, but I made some changes in order to make it fit the theme.

The image is a cropped composition; the scanner does not accommodate the size of the whole drawing.

Glenn Gould: Northbound

Almost there, but the end seems miles away for I haven't been able to muster enough patience to continue on with the background, but time is my friend when it comes to portraits of Glenn Gould, I know this much is true. The image is a cropped composition digitally photographed.