OMG, varied and always astonishing outcomes.

okay, they all look like I'm in different versions of reality! or as if the Hatter put something in my tea

Level_0 and DeonEva - thank you for your comments .

Now getting off humans and on to flora - grevillea filoba.

Another change of pace

Another sketch portrait, this one of a youngish Halle Berry.

Interesting.

Excellent job!

Diego and Issabella - thank you for your comments. I'm enjoying this portrait phase of my Gimp work, be it quick sketches, sketch/portraits (the half way house) or the the full on artistic portrait. Learning lots and having fun; best retirement gifts ever.

Here are a couple more sketch portraits; first of Hope Solo, famous for being the goalkeeper of the extremely successful USA women's football team from 2002 to 2016, but also for some other possibly nefarious activities.

Second one is old mate Paul Hogan in his well known Crocodile Dundee guise.

On a roll with these sketch portraits. This time it's Ernie Dingo, well known Australian indigenous actor, comedian, writer and TV presenter - an all round top guy.

Definitely on a roll with sketch portraits, but here is the last one to complete a set of five; Joanna Lumley, well known British actor, comedian and TV travel presenter.

I like your new artistic vein.

Diego - again, thanks for your supportive comment. These reasonably quick sketch portraits are interesting because they help me decide just what to emphasise in a person's features or adornments to get the desired and pleasing result. I post them in this thread because I am keeping my 'portraits using Gimp' thread for the real artistic portrait attempts.

Complete change of pace now; as our wine industry has recently suffered some major export blows, I am trying to drink more wine to help them out

Red sky and organic red wine from the Hunter Valley.

Back to 'something a bit different' posts ...

Gimp life moves in mysterious ways; for some reason whilst doing the sketch portraits and whilst looking for pics to respond to Griatch's challenges, I accidentally came across some cartoon portraits/clip art of business ladies. So I thought why not.

So here is the first (of a series) of my 'cartoon portraits'. Yes, I did reference and model them on clip art images on the web, but they are all created in Gimp from scratch, with my own interpretations added, especially the hair.

Very very good, OMG.

Diego - thank you very much.

Today's business lady cartoon portrait is really pumped!

Today's business lady cartoon portrait definitely shows someone who has had a bad day at the office!

You've found a mine of personal artistic creations.
You may publish an album...

OMG, you are already a Master in this style, too. I like that special touch you give them. Please, continue because your outcomes are superb!