Here is the latest drawing I'm working on, sorry for the delay but its never too late.

"Despair" 60% done.

Almost done.

Here's some progress on my current progress, hoping to finish this soon. stay tuned.

"Mischief" is the name of my 3rd drawing in a serious of drawings that will eventually and hopefully become an exhibit during the end of this year or start of next.
Below is the beginning of the drawing.

Finally got around to finishing this piece, as i was busy with moving and fixing the new place. I call this piece "Ecstasy". The plan is to create a series of portraits displaying emotions to set up an exhibition sometime at the end of this year or start of next.
Used a slightly different style on this portrait than on my previous one, just experimenting on patterns and techniques.
I hope you enjoy it.

Alex.

Starting to add some hair, but a lot of work is left to be done, slowly but surely ill get to the end and hopefully the piece will look at least nice.

Progress was made during the weekend, looking o.k. to me, we will see how it looks as i get closer to adding the finishing touches.

I started my 2nd project and have been doing some nice progress, it's further along than this image but i thought you would like to see the progression.

Finished piece. Hope you all like it.

My almost final sketch, only missing minor details and it should be done.

managed to get an hour in last night, its coming along pretty decently.

I did some good progress this weekend, just wanted to update on it.

I'm taking a break from doing the Gerome-Bargue course and started doing a portrait of my daughter using a picture but also taking small details from when she runs by.
this is how far i am along, i will keep posting progress as i go.

Recently went to the Queens Museum in the Flushing Meadow Park caught the art of Ismael Checo in a group exhibition along with some other artist of Dominican decent. Me being Dominican myself i had to catch this exhibit. I must say i was impressed by the artistic demonstration by the artists in the exhibit and it was a rare mix of different talents and different techniques.

Lord Frederick
Leighton
English painter, sculptor, illustrator & writer
born 1830- died 1896

Of the Academicism Movement.
His works were of historical, biblical and classical subject matter. He has the distinction of having the shortest peerage in history as the title of Baron Leighton of Stretton in the County of Shropshire, was issued on 24 January 1896; Leighton died the next day of angina pectoris. As Leighton did not have any children the title became extinct.
In 1864 he became an associate of the Royal Academy and in 1878 he became its President (1878–96).

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Was one of the last well known French academic painters of what is now called the Classical Realism school (Academicism Movement).
He was very fond of Raphael's artwork and even copied one of his works on his way to winning the coveted Prix de Rome in 1850. He was a well known and well established artist but was lost in history to the emergence of Impressionism (Which he Opposed) during the later years of his life.He had an extreme love for art and painted 826 paintings during his life.

happy new year to all, and may you all get what you desire most in your life!