Portraits

Duyên made her own charcoal painting tools. She created a super fine charcoal powder by using an oil lamp fire to burn the bottom of a pot. In her entire career, she has done hundreds of portraits using her charcoal material. 

For many years, Duyên made a living drawing portraits from the photographs of deceased persons.

Later on, to have colours in her work, she used Soft pastel, Acrylic on fabric and Oil on canvas.

Charcoal on paper

Charcoal on paper