Drawing has always been my hobby ever since I was a child and as I grew up, I learned how to use different media such as oil and chalk pastels, charcoal and colored pencils, and finally acrylic and oil paints. Since I never had a formal background in arts, I tried to learn as much as I could by taking crash courses and private lessons from different instructors to learn the various techniques on rendering an artwork. And during my learning process, I realized that my passion is more on portrait painting and bringing out the inner essence of each of my subjects. I admire impressionist...more