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Andrew Durkin
@andrewdurkin.bsky.social
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Composer. Author. Editor. Publisher. Illustrator. Progressive. Lapsed academic. Runner. Dad. Husband. NJ-born, LA-formed, PNW-based.

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Recent practice. Procreate released some new brushes, so I've been exploring . . .
Portrait of a Black man in near-profile, wearing a blue shirt, looking at the viewer. Figure study of a dancing woman in an unusual pose, her arms held out at odd angles.
September 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Recent portraiture practice. Not enough hours in the day!
A black and white portrait of an older man; his eyes are closed and he has a contemplative expression.
August 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Some recent digital paintings. In May, I forced myself to start working with color, which has not been my comfort zone. Happy weekend!
A color digital painting of an Asian woman looking over her shoulder. A color digital painting of the actor John Boyega. A color digital painting of a mature African-American woman.
June 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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I'm trying to be more diligent about posting recent drawing practice.
A black-and-white portrait of a woman, gaze angled upward, with a serious expression.
May 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Remember: reading is fundamental, even when (maybe especially when) the world is chaotic.

Here's something I recently finished. A collection of short stories that somehow managed to be surreal, disturbing, comical, charming, intriguing, and uncanny all at once. Recommended!
Cover of Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata. Simple, clean design with all lowercase text. Shows a small, centered pot with a heart and other ingredients inside. Pale green background.
April 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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More portrait practice. From an unknown reference.
A black-and-white drawing in Procreate. A young Asian man facing the viewer. His face and shoulders are visible. He has a serious expression.
March 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Recent portrait practice.
A black and white drawing of a young Black woman wearing a black strapless dress. She is slouched, facing right. Her expression is somber. She wears a headband.
March 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Recent portrait practice. From an unlabeled reference photo.
A black-and-white drawing of a female model (head and shoulders). She has dark hair and is facing the viewer, head slightly tilted.
March 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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This morning's portrait practice: Saoirse Ronan. Unfinished, but I need to give my eyes a rest and come back to it fresh.
A black-and-white portrait drawing of Saoirse Ronan. Her head is turned to face the viewer, but her shoulders are squared to the left. Black background.
March 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Tonight's portrait practice: Chiharu Okunugi.
A black-and-white portrait of Chiharu Okunugi, focused on her head and shoulders. She is wearing a white jacket and is facing the viewer with a serious expression.
March 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Tonight's portrait practice: Michael Shannon.
A black-and-white portrait of the actor Michael Shannon (head and shoulders), facing the viewer with an intense gaze, wearing a suit jacket and tie.
March 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Tonight's portrait practice: Emilia Clarke.
A black-and-white portrait of actress Emilia Clarke (head and shoulders). She is facing to the viewer's left. She is wearing a black blazer and has short black hair.
March 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Recent portrait practice: Michaela Coel.
A drawing of actress Michaela Coel, focused on her face and shoulders, in black and white. She is facing the viewer with a serious expression. Her hair is short.
March 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Tonight's portrait practice: Chadwick Boseman.
A black-and-white portrait of Chadwick Boseman, using Lane Brown's charcoal brushes in Procreate. He is facing the viewer with a serious expression. He has a goatee and is wearing a black sweater.
March 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Tonight's portrait practice. Based on a photo by Delphine Diallo.
A black and white drawing of a woman's face. She is facing the viewer and lit from the side. She has straight black hair, pulled back.
February 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Currently reading. Curious to see if I disagree with the critics who were less impressed than usual.
Cover for the Haruki Murakami novel, Killing Commendatore, features the title against a blue background with yellow/red half circles on the left (the latter looks like a closeup of an eyeball).
February 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Tonight's portrait practice: Idris Elba.
A black-and-white portrait of Idris Elba (face and neck only) looking into the camera with a serious expression. Based on a photo by Peter Yang.
February 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Tonight's portrait practice: Anne Hathaway.
A black-and-white portrait of actress Anne Hathaway. Face only. She is smiling, facing the viewer, head slightly tilted.
February 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Tonight's portrait practice: Humphrey Bogart. Such an interesting face; quite challenging to draw.
A black-and-white portrait of actor Humphrey Bogart; closeup on his face. He is staring directly at the viewer with a serious expression; strong contrast of light and shadow.
February 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Today's portrait practice.
A black-and-white drawing of a Black woman with short hair, showing her face and shoulders. She is wearing a white T-shirt and has a serious expression.
February 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Tonight's portrait practice: Bengt Ekerot in The Seventh Seal.
Black-and-white drawing of Bengt Ekerot playing Death in the Ingmar Bergman film The Seventh Seal (1957). Wearing a black hood and looking severe.
February 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Tonight's portrait practice, from an unlabeled reference photo. #portraitpractice #procreate
Black and white drawing of a woman's face, close up. She is looking directly at the camera with a sad (or at least serious) expression.
February 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Today's figure study practice.
A black-and-white drawing of a barefoot woman dancing. She is dressed in a black sleeveless pantsuit, and her arms are outstretched. She leans forward with most of her weight on the top of her left foot.
February 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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I believe this is what he was going for.
A picture of Mr. Burns from the Simpsons, fingers tented. Elon Musk repeated this pose in a press conference in the Oval Office today.
February 12, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Not my fastest 5k since returning to the sport late last year—but it felt good after a few weeks of longer runs.

PSA: exercise is a good stress-reducer in a stressful world.
Run stats for a recent 5k run; 8:04-minute mile was my average pace.
February 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM