I’m back to doing portraits! The “to do” list is still long but at least there’s progress. It’s a weird yet fuzzy feeling that there are people who requested an artwork from me. So here are the ones I did this July. Apparently, July is also the #WorldWaterColorMonth.
![2016 07 Portraits 1](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404590/2016-07-Portraits-1_o7nfdz/2016-07-Portraits-1_o7nfdz.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404590/2016-07-Portraits-1_o7nfdz/2016-07-Portraits-1_o7nfdz.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404590/2016-07-Portraits-1_o7nfdz/2016-07-Portraits-1_o7nfdz.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404590/2016-07-Portraits-1_o7nfdz/2016-07-Portraits-1_o7nfdz.jpg?_i=AA 691w)
Office mates.
![2016 07 Portraits 2](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404588/2016-07-Portraits-2_c57phs/2016-07-Portraits-2_c57phs.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404588/2016-07-Portraits-2_c57phs/2016-07-Portraits-2_c57phs.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404588/2016-07-Portraits-2_c57phs/2016-07-Portraits-2_c57phs.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404588/2016-07-Portraits-2_c57phs/2016-07-Portraits-2_c57phs.jpg?_i=AA 691w)
Gifts for the Senior Architects.
![2016 07 Portraits 3](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404586/2016-07-Portraits-3_m2xjaw/2016-07-Portraits-3_m2xjaw.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404586/2016-07-Portraits-3_m2xjaw/2016-07-Portraits-3_m2xjaw.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404586/2016-07-Portraits-3_m2xjaw/2016-07-Portraits-3_m2xjaw.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404586/2016-07-Portraits-3_m2xjaw/2016-07-Portraits-3_m2xjaw.jpg?_i=AA 691w)
Left: My online game friend requested a portrait / Right: Birthday gift for an office mate.
![2016 07 Portraits 4](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404584/2016-07-Portraits-4_u0cvtt/2016-07-Portraits-4_u0cvtt.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404584/2016-07-Portraits-4_u0cvtt/2016-07-Portraits-4_u0cvtt.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404584/2016-07-Portraits-4_u0cvtt/2016-07-Portraits-4_u0cvtt.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550404584/2016-07-Portraits-4_u0cvtt/2016-07-Portraits-4_u0cvtt.jpg?_i=AA 691w)
VERY late birthday gifts for my friends. ♥
![2016 07 Portraits 5](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550403200/2016-07-Portraits-5_ewzvyx/2016-07-Portraits-5_ewzvyx.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550403200/2016-07-Portraits-5_ewzvyx/2016-07-Portraits-5_ewzvyx.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550403200/2016-07-Portraits-5_ewzvyx/2016-07-Portraits-5_ewzvyx.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550403200/2016-07-Portraits-5_ewzvyx/2016-07-Portraits-5_ewzvyx.jpg?_i=AA 691w)
VERY late birthday gifts for my friends ♥.
My portraits are not 100% the same with the reference photos, but I feel like I’m improving a bit. As usual, progress and continuity are important to me. Whenever I browse my blog, I feel this sense of accomplishment like “Hey, I did something for this month! I’m productive! I didn’t just laze around & played video games all weekend!”. Haha.
Here’s to more art in the future.
Cheers.