Hi. My name is Matt Briggs. I am a published portrait artist who lives in North Aurora, Illinois. I have been drawing my entire life and particularly like drawing animals and people. I usually use black and white graphite and charcoal but have started to incorporate color charcoal in my drawings. I am fascinated with drawing, especially black and white. I particularly like how the contrasts are very clear in black and white. I also like the simplicity of drawing with just a pencil and paper. I have been...more
