Portraits!

This is my drawing of my mother.
She has white hair but I used gold instead.
I can not use white pastels on a white paper.




And this is my drawing of Cora.
Cora is my mother's yaya.
She takes good care of my mother.



And this is my late brother Miguel:

My mother said it does not resemble Miguel at all.
My teacher Lui said that it is not easy to do portraits.
Lui said I should just draw what I see or remember
and someday my drawings will improve.

My Yellow Week!

For my August 4 art session, I decided to do a portrait of our former President we fondly and simply call "Cory" which made my art teacher Lui shed a tear. It was Cory's funeral that day which made it more memorable. I also made my version of Ninoy, Cory's late husband. Together, Ninoy and Cory made people power possible. . .





Works by Ignacio Estrada, Colored Pencil and Pastel on Paper, August 2009.

A Master Study!

This is my interpretation of a work by a master painter using oil pastels on felt paper. My mother who is my best fan and critic said it looks like a clown!




My art teacher Lui said it looks really cool!

My Master Study

My interpretation of a master's work using watercolor pencils and combining both the dry and wet techniques.

Doing A Matisse Work

I chose this 1937 painting by great artist Henri Matisse called The Purple Robe for this week's session. I first used watercolor pencils to draw my own interpretations of the painting. Lui said I can make my own version of it so I changed the design of the dress and the colors. I used both oil pastels and colored pencils on paper. And this is my work: