charcoal

Charcoal, Life study.

This is the very first charcoal portrait I ever made. I think I spent about 25 hours on this piece over the course of a week. Portrait Model is a Japanese singer (Gackt) and a reference photo was used. Size is 18x24 inches.

When I was 19 I was diagnosed with cluster headaches. This is the most accurate way I've found to describe the pain.

charcoal sketch of Immortan Joe from mad max movie.

Quick sketch of a snowy tree outside my room.

For all the folks that heart giraffes

Charcoal on toned paper - first attempt

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

Another class assignment. We had to draw the Farnese Hercules' gratuitously muscled torso 4 times from different angles and with different light sources. We had thirty minute time limits. I thought I was going to lose my mind. Medium: Charcoal on newsprint. Time: 30 minutes x 4.

And we're back to class. It's amazing how a couple of weeks can get you out of shape for gestures. Medium: Vine charcoal on newsprint. Time: 7 x 2 minutes.

Charcoal And graphite

A bunch of five minute hand gestures. Time: 5 minutes x5 Medium: Charcoal on paper.

More 2 minute gestures!

Here. Have some 2 minute gesture drawings. Medium: Charcoal Time: 2 min each

Another charcoal on cartridge portrait. The fabulous Evan Peters acting as Tate Langdon in the first season of the hit television series, American Horror Story.

Another lyrical legend portrait. The magnificent David Bowie, a composition made using the preferred medium of characo upon cartridge paper

A little messy, but still, turned out...sort of okay. An echorche (cut away drawing) of the legs for my figure drawing class. We had one hour with a model to. Time: 1 Hr. Medium: Charcoal and graphite on paper

Well, I'm joining the Tumblr exodus, which is unfortunate because that's where I post all my sketches! Oh well. Hello DoodleAddicts! This was half of a recent assignment for a figure drawing 2 class, to draw our model in low key lighting. :) Time: 30 mins Medium: Charcoal on Paper

Well, I'm joining the Tumblr exodus, which is unfortunate because that's where I post all my sketches! Oh well. Hello DoodleAddicts! This was half of a recent assignment for a figure drawing 2 class, to draw our model in high key lighting. :) Time: 30 mins x 2 Medium: Charcoal on Paper

A charcoal composition of the wondrous John Lennon.

Maybe in a different world, if you would not be who you are and I would not be who I am, Iit would be different.

Studying legs in motion

Based on the Childish Gambino Song/Music Video

Charcoal on toned gray paper

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

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

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

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

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 runoff on watercolor paper