Relatives

I came across this photo somewhere, and the caption read "There's only one race—the human race." I loved how seriously the little boys were regarding the camera, and the way the one was holding the other so sweetly.

I didn't quite do either of them justice—the boy on the left looks older because I made his face too square when it had more baby fat (I'm used to taking OUT the fat on my adult models, to make them happy!), and his ears are too small. The boy on the right turned out smaller and a little more serious-looking than he was in the photo. Also, I started the faces too high on the page, so the tops of their heads ran into the spiral binding. But...making the attempt made me happy.

Uniball pen, Paul Jackson and Daniel Smith paints, in Bee sketchbook.