Daily Drawings

In 2026, feeling stuck with my progress with drawing and painting, I set myself a simple rule: one portrait a day. Here they are in chronological order: the good, the bad, and everything in between.

Pencil portrait of a woman with big glasses, resting her face on her hand, looking calm and a bit soft expression. Smooth shading with darker hair and light skin tones.

Loose portrait sketch of a woman with long hair, drawn with blue pen over soft graphite shading. Face is simplified with bold lines and slightly uneven features.

Sanguine portrait sketch of a person looking up to the left. Soft shading on the cheeks and neck, dark hair pulled back, with a loose sepia background.

Side graphite portrait drawing of a young woman looking left, with a headband and her hair tied back in a messy bun. Soft shading on the cheek and neck, sharp eyelashes, and a dangling earring.

Graphite portrait of a young woman with a headscarf and hoop earrings. She looks slightly to the side with a calm, serious expression. Soft shading on the face and neck. The hair is shown as a big dark mass made with crosshatching strokes around the head.

Sanguine portrait sketch of an older woman with curly hair, looking to the side with a stern expression. Loose shading on the hair and neck.

Graphite portrait sketch of a young woman in 3/4 view, looking to the side with a strong frown and furrowed eyebrows. Hair is pulled back, with loose strands near the ear. Soft shading on the cheek and neck, and she wears a choker with a small heart pendant.

Hand drawn portrait of a young woman with dark straight hair and short bangs. Warm brown shading on the face and neck, with dark sketchy lines for the hair, on light toned paper. She looks slightly to the side and has a calm, serious expression.