OPA

It is impossible to create a work of art that is not influenced by other people's art.  What is important is the honesty in the conversation, what is important is not to pass other people's art as your own because you are not able to do it better, or cannot be bothered to do the work.

Young man tuning a lute
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour and #inkdrawing of ‘Young man tuning a...

Shadows
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #inkdrawing of ‘Shadows’, painted by Charles...

The Painter
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour of The Painter (or Self-portrait at Work),...

Woman waiting
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour and #inkdrawing of ‘Woman Waiting for the...

At the dressing
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour detail from ‘At the Dressing Table’,...

Head
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour and #inkdrawing of Head of a Black Man, painted...

Young Lady
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour and #inkdrawing of Portrait of a young lady,...

Abraham
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour and #inkdrawing of Abraham Cowley, miniature...

Tora
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #inkdrawing of Self portrait, painted by Tora Holmström...

Nancy
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour and #inkdrawing of Nancy Lawson, painted in oils...

Catharina
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #inkdrawing inspired by Self portrait at the age of 20,...

TheDailySketch
When I decided to post my sketches online I scrolled for suitable tags, one of the tags I...