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Celebrity Portraits in Pencils
Harbhajan Mann Pencil Portrait
Dec 2nd
Pencil portrait of Harbhajan Mann from in the character of Ranjha from his film Heer Ranjha. Took me about 18 hours to do this. The real portrait will be gifted to Harbhajan Mann in January.
All rights reserved 2009 © Bobby Sandhu. Do not distribute, publish, print this artwork without the permission of the artist. Doing so will be liable to legal action.
REM Michael Stipe Pencil Portrait
Aug 17th
Buck
Mills
Berry
Me
Michael Stipe of REM. For eons i wanted to draw him. He has always influenced me and REM songs are my most cherished companions.
I have drawn lots of celebs and i wish not to meet any of them but Stipe, before i leave the world.
Jimmy Shergill Pencil Portrait – Commission
Aug 14th
So this is my first commission. I got to do this as part of the promotional deal with the Bollywood movie Tera Mera Ki Rishta.
Lately i have been busy managing my site www.punjabiportal.com which has become exponentially big in last few months. Back in January I was contacted by the director of the movie to help promote their movie online and become official media partner. As part of the deal i designed and launched the Movie Launch Center Website, interviewed the stars and ran some contests. As the facts would have it, Tera Mera Ki Rishta is the First Punjabi Movie ever to be promoted online. This kind of feels historic 
As part of the whole deal i also proposed to sketch the pencil portraits of the starring lead. This was more thena welcome and so i sketched the portraits of Jimmy Shergill and Kulraj Randhawa. Here is Jimmy’s portrait and i have already gifted it to him. To be honest Jimmy holds a more then moderate reputation in Bollywood. He is currently doing a movie with Amitabh Bachhan and one with Shahrukh Khan.. So, im guessing he is gonna hit some big chords now.
Here is the snapshot of my giving away the portrait to Jimmy Shergill
The good news is that this has opened a plethora of work for me in domestic market. I have already got 2 more movies to be promoted. In September i will also be promoting Punjabi’s first music album to be marketed online. Most of the big names in Punjabi entertainment industry have got associated with my site.
Fingers Crossed and intertwined…
Arnold Schwarzenegger Watercolor Painting
Jul 22nd
Every living mortal being has a time in his/her life when he/she gets smitten by the muscles of Mr. Governor. I had my share and for a few months… lets say for a few years all i wanted was to be a human friendly robot… And i drew some drawings of Arnie, this is the only one worth posting here. This is from the poster of commando done in watercolors. I simply adored the Commondo punchline …
Somewhere…
Somehow…
Someone…
is going to pay…
The Dark Knight – Joker Pencil Drawing
May 13th
boredum kills and thrives
a painted veil carrying
tongue sharp knives
never understood
never followed the signs
defined walls
of a chaotic heart
seriousness calls
suffer the madness
suffer the crazy dolls
define a smile
breakdown the charade
second attempt, another try
always traumatic
always trying not to cry
Also check out The Dark Knight’s Bike here
=princepal showed me `adonihs’s work [link] on friday. My PC was blown up on thursday, so i didnt have anything to do. So after 6-7 months i picked up my pencils again and decided to sketch joker, taking `adonihs’s work as reference.
`adonihs has done an immaculate portrait and so, this work is dedicated to his art.
Gurdas Maan Pencil Portrait
May 9th
bachpan chala gaya
jawani chali gayi
jindagi di kimti nishani chali gayi.
TRANS:
childhood has passed
so has youth,
and so has left the essence of life.
—– from “Pind Diyan Galian” by Gurdaas Maan
Gurdas Maan is the living legend of Punjabi Music. He is worshipped for his skill and his songs, especially because they contain the best of wisdom. Im a huge fan myself. There is a lot i can tell about him but it will be out of refernce here on DA. Just that the instrument he is holding is called “Daffli”.
For the first time i wont be dedicating this work to anyone on devaintart. But off DA i want this work to be taken as my appreciation for my culture, my home and my roots. This one goes to Punjab and all the Punjabis worldwide..
AFTERTHOUGHT: Bee Geez
Aamir Khan Pencil Portrait
May 8th
some rich men came and raped the land,
nobody caught ‘em
put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus,
people bought ‘em
and they called it paradise
the place to be
they watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea
you can leave it all behind
and sail to Lahaina
just like the missionaries did, so many years ago
they even brought a neon sign: “Jesus is coming”
brought the white man’s burden down
brought the white man’s reign
—–from “The Last Resort” by THE EAGLES
Aamir khan in the character of Mangal Pandey from the movie by the same name. The movie was based on the true story of this Indian patriot’s struggle against the British Empire. Here he stands in front of a mortar, ready to be blown away, but instead of kneeling in front of the Empire, he shouts “Jai Hind”… the Indian warcry for valor and his love for his country.
Aamir is the only mainstream actor i admire in Indian Cinema, perhaps because he is not scared to do things other actors will never do. Acting flows in his veins and talent overflows in his heart. Once i look upto the west and say “Oh yes, we have a match for you, … in fact we have a better one this time.”
Dedicated to a brilliant artist and friend =toonrama 
. His name fools one… he is not about toons at all… he provides more then that… and i admire his friendly spirit…
AFTERTHOUGHT: Ford Willy
Kate Winslet Pencil Portrait – II
Apr 21st
this one goes out to the one I love
this one goes out to the one I’ve left behind
a simple prop to occupy my time
this one goes out to the one I love
fire
fire
she’s comin’ down on her own, now
—– “the one i love” by R.E.M.
Some portraits simply cant be done without. As soon as i saw this one i knew i had to draw it and so i did. Its been sometime that i did a human portrait.. . and this one is the latest. Many other deviations lay at my hands .. waiting to be submitted… Lets see…
Want to dedicate it to choffman36 a very talented artist whom i respect for drawing what he likes and not what popular demand is. his gallery is one of the most talented galleries that i have seen on DevArt.. esp. the Johny Cash portrait. He is the lord of the colors and traditional skills. Loads of R E S P E C T.
AFTERTHOUGHT: Lancer AC
Meg Ryan Pencil Portrait
Apr 19th
you’re special
you’re like a rocket through me
ohh, you’re special
you’re a rocket to me
and I cannot this time
agarina
you can’t say no
agarina
this time you will go
—– “special” by MEW
A portrait I drew last year but got too much into automobiles to submit it. Just a shellshock to remind all my friends that I still do human portraits.. lol
Dedicated to Sampdoria a longtime friend and a nice chap to talk to, especially when he talks in Punjabi. He is a lil slow at times but you can always be sure that he is there. As an architectural artist his camera speaks for him and his gallery has some buildings you don’t wanna miss. Sampi…. Chakde..!!
AFTERTHOUGHT: MAAC maya
Angelina Jolie Pencil Portrait – III
Apr 12th
i count your eyelashes, secretly.
with every one, whisper I love you
i let you sleep.
i know you’re closed eye watching me,
listening.
i thought I saw a smile.
—”At My Most beautiful” by R.E.M.
The progress of this work is here: Jolie Pencil portrait Series III WIPs
This work is a raw work, which has an in-between grainyness. Its not as much grainy as the Cobail Portrait Series and neither it is as sharp as Jolie Portrait series till now. It falls in-between. There is not much to say about this one, its not something very special of mine and falls considerably on the quality.
This work i want to dedicate to Hemimorphite She has some really great painting skills, that i lack considerably. She is very co-operative, friendly and jolly to be with. Lately she’s been on vacation and ive been missing her a lot and so i choose this time to dedicate this piece of mine to her.
AFTERTHOUGHT: °jark memorablia
