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Hercules
I drew this from a photo of the famous sculpture "Hercules Farnese". It turned out to be quite a task with all of the little details I needed to pay attention to but I still enjoyed the process. Like with the Antinous Bust I used the same technique o...
Nude Torso Stretch
Here I tried to sculpt the male back through white charcoal on dark gray paper my all time favorite! 18X24 inches...
Antinous Bust
I have been working on this Antinous bust for a few days now. A lot of work but I'm happy with the outcome. I did something a little different and layered the black and white charcoal over one another in an effort to blend them into a warm tone for s...
portrait of a man
When I was young I was so amazed by my grandfathers portrait works that I only dreamed I could ever become as good as he was so one day after school when I was about 13 years old I told myself I'd draw at least one portrait a week in a drawing pad so...
Eye 2 Eye
I thought I'd practice drawing single facial features and I thought what better than the eyes themselves. I've always wanted to master the affect of the lids wrapping around the eyeball so I'm going to keep practicing. I used myself as the model.5X8 ...
Nude Female VI
Just another nude study, I used red conte, white pastel, and a touch of black charcoal on sand colored toned paper....
The Sluggard by Rita Foster
It's been a while since I've drawn something and paid attention to the fine fine details and undulating forms of the figure. In my mind it is very rewarding to learn from the old masters. Thats why I chose to draw another of Frederic Leighton's sculp...
Self Portrait with hands
I got the idea of using red and white pastel on a cool colored toned paper when I was looking at one of my former instructor's website, Douglas Malone. I loved the affect so much I just had to try it. This is my second attempt at it, myself as the mo...
Athlete Struggling with a Python
This is a drawing I did from a bronze sculpture by Frederic Leighton, it's called,"Athlete Struggling with a Python".19.5 x 25.5 inchesBlack & White charcoal on dark gray paper...
From "When Stars Fall"
I have been practicing drawing the male for quite some time now because there is nothing like muscle structure of the male body. It is not always easy to draw this detailed of a drawing from life unless there are several sessions so I came across a p...
Retro nude
I came across a vintage photo from the 1950's and I the pose caught my eye so I thought it would be interesting to bring an old low quality photo to life on toned paper. It seems that a lot of times the highlights tend to get bleached out and lost in...
Hercules and Cacus
I was told in college that it's important to draw from sculptures by the great masters and I completely agree. It is somehow so much easier to study planes of the face this way. I plan on drawing some full body sculpture drawings soon when I have tim...
Male Anatomy 7
Black&White Charcoal on Mi-Teintes paper...
Male Anatomy 6
Just love to draw the forms of the torso, I really have been itching to get out my "Anatomy for Artists" book again. It's so hard to remember where all of the different muscles attach on the bones.Black&White Charcoal on Mi-Teintes charcoal paper...
Male Anatomy 5
Practicing up on shading and human form again, my two favorite things.19.5X25.5Black&White Charcoal on Mi-Teintes paper...
first semester at the academy
This here would be one of the first fabric folds I drew in class during my first semester at the academy. Since it is vine charcoal on newsprint we'll see just how long this one holds up, it is already yellowing with age....
Male Anatomy 5
Black & White Charcoal on Gray Paper25.5X19.5"...
Male Anatomy 4
18X24Black&White Charcoalon Brown paper...
Male Anatomy 3
16X20 InchBlack&White Charcoal on grey paper...
Self Portrait 2
I believe that drawing self portraits are a great way to practice portraying the true likeness of a person through an art piece. It has been a few years since I've done a self portrait and also since I have drawn strictly on white paper with charcoal...
Female Anatomy 1
I drew this in 2005 when I was studying anatomy in college. I really love the pose so it's always been one of my favorites....
Anatomy 2
I am still trying to perfect the art of rendering human form and it ain't easy but I still like to try! This is black and white charcoal on toned paper. 19.5X25.5 inches...
Anatomy Study
I thought it was about time to brush up on anatomy. It's been a few years since I've drawn the human figure which to me is the most complex combination and variety of form there is. This is a subject that I feel needs to be exercised often in order ...
Anton
Anton was a model at the College I attended so I have many drawings and paintings I've done of him. This one here is one I happened to come across in my old portfolio that I have no recollection of drawing at all. It seemed to pop out to me though, i...
