Drawing Challenge JUL 2013 - Day One - Portrait (not a self portrait)

Welcome to the first day of our July 31 Day Drawing Challenge! Excitement is in the air as the gang tackle the topic of Portrait (not a self portrait). Don't forget it's the Year of the Tentacle, so if you can fit a tentacle into your piece you get extra points!

Here's a little inspiration/intimidation for the day's challenge, the list of finalists for the Portrait Society of America's 2013 International Portrait Competition.

John Singer Sargent defined a Portrait as "a likeness in which there is something wrong about the mouth" - can our intrepid Scrawlers avoid this mis-step or is it inevitable? Let's find out....

James Newell - Portrait of a Bionic Woman.


Irene Arnold - Dali-Kahlo-van Gogh without the Pearl Earring


Ruth Campion - Portrait of her first teddy


Patrick Gavin - "Angie"


Donal Fallon - Yolande reading.


Michael Craughwell - Baby Christopher sleeping (with a fake mustache)


EMG - Portrait of a woolen man


Jay - "an ordinary looking fellow"

It's worth noting that Jay is tying his into his own personal challenge over on his blog, 100 heads in 100 days! Check it out!

Grace Mitchell - Portrait of a Gamer


Mary Lillis - Portrait of Benedict Cumberbatch


Ciara Brehony - portrait of her husband sleeping


Paddy Delaney - Portrait of Kurt Cobain


Fiona O'Brien - fatheaded tinybodied Colin Firth


Ania Banannia - Pink Hair Interpretation


Daire Lynch - Portrait of Richard who now lives in Berlin


Liz Walsh - "Sideways Sam"


Erika King - Portrait of Nick Cave


Liosa Mac - Portrait of Mary Mac


Liam Krewer - Portrait of Laura Wilkins


Andrew Judge - Portrait of "Barry Morgan"


Anne Bolger - Portrait of her niece


Katie Creaven - Portrait of Patrick Gavin


Ash Clancy - Portrait of Petyr Baelish


Gordon MacKay - Chuck Liddell


Brian Cunningham - Henrik Larsson


Rachel Fallon - Portrait of Christian


Kevin Gough - Portrait of a guy from work


Michelle McKinney - Fabian Cancellera


Joris Burla - Durer's self-portrait


Anita McGarry - Rufus Swell


David O'Flynn - Fiona


Ani Chioma Kulapo - Don Draper


Stuart Hall - Not *A* self-portrait, several...


Laura Wilkins - Liam Krewer


Paula Healy - Bernard Black having a nap


Ciara Nulty - Johnny Depp as Sam


Katrina O'Connor - Katie Price


Kerry Law - Portrait of a bird-killer (not a real bird)


Joe Mac (our youngest Challenger!) - Buzz Lightyear


Fausto Coppi by Alan Cunningham


They did well, didn't they? Make sure to call back to us tomorrow to check out everyone's entries for Day Two - An Advertisement for you, doing what you want to do for a living!