Sketchbook sketch of the marble sculpture of Gladiateur Mourant (Dying Gladiator) by Pierre Julien. Charcoal pencils on 9” x 12” Strathmore Toned Grey sketchbook paper.
The Woman Puppet from Rome. A clay or plaster of paris puppet head that was glossy and smooth. This painting of the woman pupped is regal and dignified. It shows little animation or dramatic expression. It is unlike most of the others, say for its counterpart
Another work created in Lockdown in Berlin. Drawn on a piece of drafting paper from an ingenieering student in Leipzig, 1923. Like the cellar it was found in, it expresses a longing to be outside. A longing to feel of use, a job to go to or someone to visit. It is confusion and patience drawn out thin and ready to snap at any moment.
Hello, my name is Melissa Scheu, 
