About One Second Portraits

ONE SECOND.  That’s all it takes.  In the blink of an eye, a memorable moment can be missed.  The memory that would have been treasured for years is lost, unable to be relived.

ONE SECOND PORTRAITS is the “X” on the treasure map of your memories.  Golden moments captured in the split second of a camera’s click are hidden in photo albums boxed up in your attic or basement.  Among them, one or two await being transformed into cherished works of art.  A special photograph, when drawn skillfully and artistically into a black and white portrait, will capture what captures your heart about a loved one, pet or home.

Greg Robinson uses his talent to capture these “One Second Portraits” on paper.  His detailed and dynamically shaded graphite portraits celebrate cherished moments of life.  He acknowledges that God surprises him with each portrait as he watches the image come to life with far more wonder than can be explained by his own best efforts.  The drawing board is a place where submission, reliance, inspiration, creative expression, and disciplined endurance come together to give birth to art that renews wonder.  Your special, One Second Portrait will be drawn with the hope that the wonder of that moment will come to life each time you gaze upon it.

Favorite, unprofessional, candid photos from people’s personal photo albums are the source of the artist’s black and white interpretation of each celebrated second of living.

Subjects for portraits include:

  • loved ones of any age
  • loved ones who are no longer with us
  • childhood pictures of those who are now adults
  • milestone moments in someone’s life
  • pet portraits
  • house portraits.