Saturday, September 10, 2016

Study of Andrew

charcoal 10"x9"

I've become a new and enthusiastic convert to charcoal drawing. I never liked it until I figured out I can sharpen vine sticks to precise points (duh). 

Here is my brother Andrew, wearing one of his pleasantly inscrutable expressions. It's another study for the larger figure painting I want to start soon. 

Monday, September 5, 2016

Nancy

charcoal 12" x 9"

This is a study for a large painting. It's my mom. I'm afraid she might find it unflattering, but I don't. I find her expression complex and revealing. She's in her eighties, and I think she is still beautiful.