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corner space at a desk in a small theater room, surround-
ed by art supplies, and a personal collection of Star Wars
memorabilia, and a collection of ball caps. “I am a big Star
Wars fan,” he said.

Perspective was a skill that he taught himself and mas-
tered. The challenge, he said, is to develop patience and
to keep getting better artistically. One of the techniques he
uses to build skill, and to challenge himself, is reversing
what he normally does when he draws. “I’ll occasionally
use white charcoal pencil on black artigan drawing paper
so I can see things differently,” he said. “It retrains my
brain. I shade in the light areas instead of the dark.”

He produces both standard grade and museum grade qual-
ity artwork. The artist papers he uses range from 300-400
Series Strathmore paper to 300 lb., cold press, museum
grade, Fabriano Artistico Paper. He protects his work with
a Fixatif,” he said. There are three different sizes of por-
traits. Prices generally start at $80 and run up to $225 for
standard grade, and between $120 to $525, for museum
quality.

Eubanks explains what he does this way, “My art captures
a moment in time by hand and holds that moment indefi- Above: Michael
nitely … when I draw - every line, shade and dot requires Jackson
a piece of my mind; every second, minute and hour is a
piece of my short time on earth, and every completed art- Right: President
work is a part of my heart.” Barack Obama

For more information, or to view more of Harry Eubank’s Bottom Right: Star
work, visit hre2artportraits.com. He is also on Facebook Wars character
and Instagram.

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