Untitled #122

Untitled #122

22" X 30"

Charcoal on Paper

2.5 Hr. From Life

2013

Untitled #36

Untitled #36

22" X 30"

Charcoal on Paper

2013

Male models are infrequent at many of the workshops I've been to, so this 1.5 Hr. drawing completed at Angels Gate was a nice change. The male form lends itself much more easily to the way I work in general. This made the process of form interpretation a much more straightforward effort. 

Children's Portrait

Children's Portrait

22" X 30"

Charcoal on Paper

2014

This is a children's portrait completed last year on Stonehenge paper. I used the Pan Pastel sponge tools to apply charcoal and white chalk highlights for most of the work. 

Children's portraits are a unique challenge to my working approach as they display many round and soft qualities in their features, and these qualities fly in the face of straight edged definitions of form. So, using the sponge tools seemed a logical choice in mitigating some of the extremes that can result due to my method of shape interpretation. 

Untitled #16

Untitled #16

22" X 30"

Charcoal on Paper

2013

This was a two hour pose done on Stonehenge paper from life. It's a quality paper to work with, although it's surface qualities are quite delicate. 

Past a certain insubstantial point it's nearly impossible to make any significant alterations without impairing the tooth of the paper. It's feels like you're working on the skin of a grape with a stone brush sometimes.

The models features easily fit with my working style though. Her Zygomatic Arch (cheekbone) was a strong geometric shape to visually latch on to.