Category: Pencil Portraits

Pencil Portraits of men and women by artist and architectural illustrator, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, with JPEG & PDF scans and prints of Pencil portraits #053Q.

Pencil portrait of Igor Highkin.
Pencil portrait of Igor Highkin by artist Stephen F. Condren for file #300.
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Jesus A Cloud In Modern Minds #518Z

Jesus a cloud in modern minds #518Z, Christ, pen & ink portrait with prints & scans, by artist Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries.

Jesus a cloud in modern minds #518Z, Christ, a case for Jesus as myth. A pen & ink portrait with pencil sketch, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Prints & Scans Of This Portrait #518Z ~ Order Here.

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Jesus a cloud in modern minds #518Z

A Case For Jesus As Myth

The last thing that you should ever do to understand Jesus is to read the Bible, because it is utterly remote to modern times. I am not trying to tear down the Bible, because that is not my message. The Bible is the Bible, and that is the end of it, because it really has no message to offer modern minds. The modern mind is totally infuse with Equal Right, EEOC, Women’s Issue, and LBGTQ persona. None of which are bad or good, because they all are real and thrive right now.

Modern Mindset

My case is for the modern mindset, because we are alive now. To read any ancient document is utterly foolish without serious scholarly research, because these documents are not written with the modern mindset. Slavery was not only ok, it was sought after, because times where hard. Throwing a female baby in the river was fine, because it was not a boy. Watching “losers” fight wild beasts, and get tortured with flames as sport was entertainment, because that was the mindset of ancient times.

Now, to even try and attempt to make sense of writings done at this time is almost impossible for today. Certainly none of it is “Politically Correct”, because our modern minds cannot operate outside of these codes. So to read documents like the Gospels, and Pauline Epistles offers nothing but distortion to modern readers, because we cannot fathom the mindset of antiquity. Antiquity was harsh, because times were harsh! The glorious Parthenon, and Roman Colosseum were wrought with the hands of slaves in chains.

Pen & Ink Drawing Of Jesus a cloud in modern minds #518Z

All the images of Jesus that are provided to us are completely soaked in ancient mindset values. Further, there are many layers, and sub-layers of consciousness in those times that are not clearly audible in our own time. The offering of miracles, and healings are just the tip of the iceberg. When it comes to understanding ancient literature, there are many other layers of values that need to be assessed to understand these documents.

Put The Bible Asside

Therefore, put the Bible down, and just let go, because it is out of context for today. The same holds true for all ancient religious documents, because they are out of our times. Jesus is a myth, because He was a figure of hope for people hopelessly lost in very dark times. The message of this Jesus gave these people hope to make it through their days, because they lived in the dark. The entire story of Jesus is pure Hollywood, refined flower if you will, because no true story in real life falls together with such tact.

Pen & ink drawing of Theologian Paul Tillich by artist Stephen F. Condren, with prints and scans.
Pen & ink drawing of Theologian Paul Tillich by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Message Of Jesus

Today we can embrace the message of Jesus, because there is much good in it. However, the best way to understand His message is by understanding our times, here and now. For when we have our house in order, we can help others with their house.

Pen & ink drawing of Jesus Christ wearing a stephanos, or crown of thorns, by artist Stephen F. Condren, with prints and scans.
Pen & ink drawing of Jesus Christ wearing a stephanos, or crown of thorns, by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Pen & Ink Drawings With Prints & Scans

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Jesus a cloud in modern minds #518Z, Christ, pen & ink portrait with prints & scans, by artist Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries.

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Stephen Condren Self-portrait #451Z

Pencil self-portrait of artist Stephen F. Condren.

Stephen F. Condren self-portrait #451Z, a pencil portrait, by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, BFA, of Condren Galleries.

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Stephen F. Condren

Artist

This pencil self-portrait was drawn on my birthday, because I make annual self-portraits. The one element that I never like in any of my self-portraits is that I look stern, or mean, because of the bright light shining on me. Also, when I am drawing I am highly focus, which gives an intense look to the viewer. Hence, all of my self-portraits make me look mean, when in fact I am cheerful almost all of the time.

I have been doing self-portraits since I was a child. I have always been able to drawing since I can remember. My brother Philip Dunn Condren, whose birthday is today, would always come up to me, and asked me to draw him a Bogeyman, when we lived on Coles Avenue, in Chicago.

Pencil Drawing Of Stephen Condren Self-portrait

The nice thing about self-portraits is that I do not need to higher a model for sitting. Also, I can draw them at any time, on demand. Most importantly, I like to use them as studies for new ways of approaching drawing. Self-portraits open endless artistic possibilities for me.

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Stephen Condren Self-portrait #451Z, a pencil drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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Father John Chrzan #310Z

Father John Chrzan #310Z with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about Father John Chrzan #310Z, and his pencil portrait, written and drawing by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the rendering is done first as a pencil drawing, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations Father John!

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Father John Chrzan #310Z

Pastor, St. Gilbert Parish, Grayslake, Illinois

Pastor Of St. Gilbert Church

Man of faith

Pencil Rendering For Father John Chrzan

The pencil drawing was done as a gift for Father John’s “21st” Birthday. The birthday celebration was posted on the doors of the chapel so we had time to plan the event. I drew Father John’s portrait in the same way as that of Father Christian Shiu, which was a live sitting during the birthday party. Father John was an excellent model, because he did not move.

Mass

When I came to the 8:00 AM mass on Friday morning, while I was sitting during mass, I realized that I had left my drawing satchel at home. Father John is an excellent priest, because he know the Bible.

Chapel

When I got back to the church, everyone was in the multi-purpose room below the Chapel, which we use for Knights of Columbus. Everyone was there from mass and we had cake and ice-cream with other treats. After the photos and the blessing I sat down with father and commenced to draw him. Because Father John is a good model, because he looks at you. All humor set aside, Father John was well mannered and we had a polite conversation, where I was telling him about my home parish of St. Philip Neri in South Shore, and Mendel Catholic High School.

Portrait

All in all the portrait took about 10 minutes to draw. Most importantly, we all love Father John and we all wish you Happy Birthday!

Pencil drawing of Father John Chrzan.
Pencil drawing of Father John Chrzan.

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Father John Chrzan #310Z As Fine Art

Father John Chrzan #310Z As Figure Drawing

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Father John Chrzan #310Z with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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American Legion Drawing #288Z

American Legion drawing #288Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

With honor, this article is about a pencil drawing or sketch and prints Veterans at American Legion Post 867, Mundelein, Illinois, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Congratulations American Legion Post 867!

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Pencil Drawing For American Legion Drawing #288Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is done with a 6B lead. As I came into the post this morning for coffee, just after 8:15 AM, I sat with my fellow Veterans and then got myself a cup of coffee. I came into the post with my satchel that has all of my drawing materials. Because I am a Veteran I love drawing images and portraits of fellow Veterans.

Returning from the kitchen with my mug of coffee sat at a table and joined in on the conversation. Shortly after I sat down I pulled out my paper and pencils and started to draw. My subject turned out to be two dear men that sat across from me at the table.

As usual, I lightly draw out the figure then move in with more detail and accuracy. The first image that I drew was of Rich Slovak. You can see the lightly penciled in circles that make up his head. I have made use of bold contour lines to outline his head and the used hatching and cross-hatching to give shade and shadows to the form.

To the right of Rich is Glenn. I have moved the two men closer together so that they fit into the picture, in reality they are further apart. Like with the drawing of Rich, my sketch of Glenn starts out loose and light and then I focus in on the details. Glenn, unlike Rich, is waring glasses. Glasses can be difficult to work with as they can distort the contour of the face. Further, doing shading with glasses can get tedious, which defeats the point of line drawings.

Contour Lines

I like to make use of contour lines to bring out the structured of the image. I am careful to blend contour lines with the shading so that the image does not look flattened.

When I have finished delineating the images I then put a nice touch of tone to the background with horizontal lines rushing upwards. The drawing took about 10 minutes to do.

Pencil drawing of American Legion Post 867 Veterans.
Pencil drawing of American Legion Post 867 Veterans.

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American Legion drawing #288Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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Lt. Colonel (Ret.) & Pilot, Bateman Blair #287Z

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Lt. Colonel (Ret.) & Pilot, Bateman Blair #287Z

Bateman Blair #287Z drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

With honor, this article is written about a profile pencil drawing and prints of Pilot and Lt. Colonel (Ret.), United States Air Force, Bateman Blair #287Z, brother of Broker/Realtor John Blair of Baird Warner, Libertyville, Illinois, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Congratulations Bate Blair!

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Pencil Drawing For Bateman Blair #287Z

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The pencil drawing of Bateman Blair is a profile drawing. It was done this afternoon at the “Cup of Joe” coffee sponsored by the Lake County Veterans Foundation, in Grayslake, Illinois.

While enjoying the company of my fellow Veterans at the Area General Store in Mundelein, I pulled out my pencils and paper and began to draw Bateman.

As you can see from the drawing below, I first started the drawing by making light circles in the region of Bate’s head. Then as I “zeroed” in on the details of his face I became for precise in my line work. Bate was of course talking while I drew so the image is somewhat based on different positions of his face. However, his movements were not severe so what you see is pretty much what he looks like. Bate is a fine looking gentleman with stately facial features, and a man of honor.

As I continued with the detailing of his cranium contour lines, I then started to focus on his eye brows and nose. From here I worked my way down to his lips and chin. When I had these areas adequately detailed, I moved on to his hear. Prior to this I had outlined his entire head and now I was filling in his hair line and neck.

I work the fullness of his body through his shirt, you can even see the tip of his pen in his shirt pocket. In all the drawing took about 10 minutes to draw.

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Pencil drawing of Bateman (Bate) Blair, Pilot, Lt. Colonel.
Pencil drawing of Bateman (Bate) Blair, Pilot, Lt. Colonel.

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Bateman Blair #287Z drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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Victor Carranza Pencil Portrait #227Z

Pencil portrait of Victor Carranza By Stephen F. Condren.

This is about Victor Carranza #2399B Pencil portrait of a young man by, which is for sale at discount with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering JPEG & PDF scans. This portrait of Victor Carranza was done at Phoenix Club in Elk Grove Village near Chicago, Illinois.

Pencil Portrait Art

Pencils are used for this drawing. I used a 6B lead to give me thicker softer lines.

Lightning Fast Portraits

It took about 10 minutes to draw the work of art.

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