Getting back to quick sketches

I haven’t had much time to come up with something decent, recently, so I thought I could go back to the basics, and do some quick sketches without reference grid. They are more or less 30-40 minutes each, using references found on the invaluable Reference Image Library of WetCanvas

pencil sketch of an old man with cigar portrait study in pencil - young woman pencil sketch of a bird

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