charcoal drawing

Sketchbook work. Hands convey a surprising amount of emotion, which is the reason I love drawing them.

The source reference image was from an impromptu photo shoot I did several years ago. The available light in the room was magical and the model was just sitting there meditating. Pencil, Charcoal Pencil, Pastel Pencils on 9” x 12” Strathmore Archival Sketchbook Paper.

Pencil/Charcoal Drawing

Willow charcoal and graphite pencil portrait of Patrick Stewart (a.k.a. Captain Jean-Luc Picard from "Star Trek"). A4 Size or 21cm x 29.7cm.

The sketchbook doodle that turned into something special. To this day, it’s still one of my favourite drawings. Pencil, Charcoal Pencil, Pastel Pencils on 9” x 12” Strathmore Archival Sketchbook Paper.

Charcoal on paper

Charcoal on paper

Charcoal drawing illustration

Charcoal drawing project. Sketch one another in class.

Charcoal drawing. Did it 11 days and enjoyed it

Charcoal drawing, will be exhibited in my first personal exhibition

Another copy of Sargent work. Charcoal drawing.

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal Drawing

This is a pencil and charcoal drawing of my daughter Eva

Charcoal drawing

Some shoulder studies using a statue by Borromini. The muscles on this guy were bizarre and somehow still anatomically correct. Medium: Charcoal on Newsprint Time: 30 min x 3

I had a wonderful time creating this commision for a Kansas City Personalities wall mural installed in a downtown KC apartment building. The wall measures roughly 12’ x 20’. These were all hand drawn graphite and charcoal drawings that I scanned into my mac and delivered digitally. The file was then enlarged and applied to the wall surface.

Charcoal and iron oxide recovered from acid mine drainage on watercolor paper

Charcoal on toned paper