Wrinkled- Pencil Portrait of an Old Man

Pencil on Paper

17"x11" Strathmore Bristol Paper

This is the drawing I have been working on since last week.It took me about 16 hours of work, but I enjoyed every hour!The reference picture was taken about 3 years ago, in my hometown Rishikesh, which is  a spiritual town of India.There are many,many of them, like this old man here, sitting around on the banks of the Ganges river; spending their time in a blissful inertia.

Rishikesh, my hometown

I take up this chance to boast of the fact that I was also born and brought up in the small and quite town of Rishikesh. Here is some info about Risikesh I wanted to share with those who are interested in knowing India... This one is of the banks of Holy Ganges in Rishikesh. I have taken this picture from net so I am putting the link here...

http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2006/03/ganga-aarti-at-rishikesh_09.html

Rishikesh is not a very big place, but beautiful and serene...no doubt about it.This place still holds the old world charm between the hustle bustle of daily life.Most of the people of Rishikesh belong to business community, namely the shop owners..(no big offices here)...so it is a ritual for them to visit the quite river banks in the evening after they are done with their business, and offer prayers here.Some come here simply to sit and watch the moon come up from behind the hills

I wish i had some more pictures here...but i am sure going to get some good pictures for you the next time I visit my hometown!