New pencil drawings

Here are some new drawings done in a black Crayola pencil on Bristol Vellum:

Face at the Window, 2010, pencil on paper, 14" x 11".

Outside Looking In, 2010, pencil on paper, 14" x 11".

Venus with a Long Neck, 2010, pencil on paper, 14" x 11".

Empyrean and The Cautious One

Here are 2 pencil drawings I did this evening. I don't usually use pencil, but tonight it was too cold & snowy outside to make it out to the studio...

Empyrean, 2010, pencil on paper, 16.5" x 14".

The Cautious One, 2010, pencil on paper, 9" x 6" approx.

Saint

Drawing of a head from 2004, exhumed from the closet by my desk & photographed...may be included in the Heaven and Hell series...

Saint, 2004, brush & ink on paper, 12" x 9".

Chimera

This was last week's drawing collaboration subject with NC Mallory over on the West Coast...

Chimera, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 10" x 8".

A chimera is a mythical beast with the head & body of a lion, a goat's head growing from its back, and a snake's head on the end of its tail...

You can see the combined image here.

More New Drawings

Here are 3 very recent drawings (from the last couple of days):

Jerusalem, 2010, brush & ink on packing paper, 24.5" x 33" approx.

Under the Machine, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 28.5" x 22.5".

The Seeker of Truth Discovers Everything, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 16.5" x 14".

The first & third belong to the Heaven and Hell series, not sure about the second one.

Hermetic

A rather disturbing image from the Heaven and Hell series:

Hermetic, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 16.5" x 14".

The Minotaur in Hades

This is a new ink drawing from the Heaven and Hell series, which after many years (about 18 or 19) is finally starting to come together.

The Minotaur in Hades, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 16.5" x 14".

New photos of older drawings

Recently the digital camera I've been using for the last few years died. I upgraded to a cheap but decent Kodak C183 with 14 megapixels. With this new piece of equipment I can now take better photos of old drawings that I never had good shots of before:

Angels, 1992, brush & ink with wash on paper, 25.5" x 19.75" approx.

Head of a Young Man, 2001, brush & ink on paper, 24" x 19".

Narcissus, 1991, Brush & ink with wash on paper, 16.5" x 12" approx.

Stone Medusa, 2002, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 11".

Famine, 1991, brush & ink on paper, 16.5" x 12" approx.

Orpheus is Alone in the Underworld, 2004, brush & ink on paper, 24" x 19".

Serenity (Woman's Head with Eyes Closed), 2003, ink on paper, 24" x 19".

I've found that, with this camera's flash, I can get good results indoors even at night, & with a bit of Photoshopping, the images can look pretty crisp. Clicking on the above images will take you to much larger versions.

Vortex of Human Sorrow / Black Tears

Here are 2 new large-ish ink drawings depicting sadness...the upper one is a more recent version of the lower.

Vortex of Human Sorrow, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 16.5" x 14".

Black Tears, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 16.5" x 14".

Bird-Headed Creature Holding an Egg

New brush & ink drawing for the Heaven & Hell series:

Bird-Headed Creature Holding an Egg, 2010, ink on paper, 16.5" x 14".

The Wraith

This was my half of another collaboration between myself & west-coast based artist, NC Mallory.

Wraith, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 10" x 8". Please click on the image for a larger version.

You can see the combined images here.

Day of Revelation

Another large-ish ink drawing with a Biblical/apocalyptic theme. This one has quite a lot of detail.

Day of Revelation, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". Please click on the image for the larger version.

She Stands at the Portal Between Life and Death

Another new large-ish ink drawing...

She Stands at the Portal Between Life and Death, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".

The Ageing Emperor

A new, large-ish ink drawing that came out quite well:

The Ageing Emperor, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". Please click on the image for a larger version.

Dreamer

This was my version of "Dreamer" for a collaboration with LA-based artist N.C. Mallory. You can see both versions here.

Dreamer, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 10" x 8".