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This portrait is Pentel Acid-Free Ink on Arches 100% Rag Watercolor Paper Natural White  # portraitartist   # portraitkids   # inkdrawing   # portraitdrawing

TWO GREAT MEN, JACKSON AND TRUMP by Shel St Clair I am currently re-reading American Lion by Jon Meacham . It’s a biography about President Andrew Jackson. Woah Cowboy, before any of you leftie commenters start trashing Jackson, I need to say, I don’t care about your opinion. Really. He is a personal hero of mine. (Yes, I know about the Trail of Tears.) Jackson, as a man, triumphs in the nature of his character, will and accomplishments over even the disasters of his era. I am re-reading it because President Trump has always struck me as very Jacksonian. I have read every biography of Jackson written and everything I can find that he wrote himself. He, like Trump, was a natural Genius. I do not think that Jackson, nor Trump, was/is perfect; there has been only one perfect man. I started rereading it when the Impeachment trial started because I was so struck by the similarities in the political environment of the times. Jackson loved America as a vision. He loved the idea and

This pen sketch is Ink on Strathmore paper.  # portraitartist   # portraitink   # portraitdrawing   # portraitkids   # portraitchildren

This is one of my wedding portraits in progress. They are a sweet couple. I created the heart by surrounding them with roses. This is drawn with an Ebony pencil on Canson paper. #weddingportrait #portrait #portraits #portraitartist #art #shelstclair

I did this drawing with Prismacolor Pencils on Canson paper. I use a colorless acid-free marker to smear the pencils. But most of the blending is done by layering in the pencils on top of each other.

Path Through a Field - by Shel St Clair Acrylic on Canvas   # portrait painting, # painting fromphoto, #portraitartist,

Portraits by Shel Beach in Florida 2 - Shel St Clair. This is an acrylic painting on canvas. I love living in Florida but have only recently started painting it.  # acrylicpainting   # painting   # beachlife   # beachstyle   # ShelStClair

This is an acrylic painting on canvas. I love living in Florida but have only recently started painting it.  # acrylicpainting   # painting   # beachlife   # beachstyle   # ShelStClair

This is ink on Canson Paper. I worked in pointillism over an ink wash . #portraitart #portraitamazing #portfolio #artists on tumblr #art #portraitartist #ShelStClair #inkdrawing #inkillustration #pencildrawing