A Simple Man

A simple ink drawing of a man's head:

A Simple Man, 2012, brush & ink on paper, 10" x 7".

Man with a Strange Eye 2010-2011

This was a drawing I found in a pile in my studio...while an interesting drawing of a man's head, I felt it was not quite done, so I finished it.

Man with a Strange Eye, 2010-2011, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Caught in a Gaze

New ink drawing of a man's head, distinguished by the intensity of the eyes.'


Caught in a Gaze, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Breathe

Sketch of a man's head with visible breath that came out better than I thought it would...


Breathe, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Man's Head Over Palimpsest

This one has been through many changes...in the end I obliterated the original versions of a woman's head with acrylic ground & started over.


Man's Head Over Palimpsest, 2010, ink (markers, pen, brush) over acrylic etc., 11" x 8.5".

Ink Sketch of a Man's Head

Another quick ink drawing:


Ink Sketch of a Man's Head, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Pretty much one of my "Tree Man" images.

Shouting

Another ink sketch of a head:


Shouting, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Rage

A more emotional piece:


Rage, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Again, might become a painting sometime.

Ink Sketch of a Man's Head

Another new ink drawing:


Ink Sketch of a Man's Head, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

A Sketch of a Man's Head

A little more than a doodle:


Sketch of a Man's Head, 2009, china marker on Bristol Vellum card, 11" x 8.5".

My first silverpoint drawing

This is my first time using silverpoint:


Man's Head and Mountains, 2009, silverpoint on prepared card, 11" x 8.5". The image is quite faint, the silver traces do not pick up well unaided on the scanner. This image also makes it clear that I need to clean the glass on my scanner (there are 3 dark dots that are not on the original drawing)...

The piece has to be allowed to oxidize or "bloom" -- apparently putting it in the sun will accelerate the process. The drawing is made by scraping a thin piece of silver wire held in a stylus across paper prepared with a coat of gesso. When the silver oxidizes, it allegedly darkens & takes on a brownish hue -- I will allow this to happen & then post the results here. In the meantime, so you can actually see the piece, I've boosted the contrast digitally:



This drawing will shortly be added to the new "Silverpoint A Day" blog project I'm doing with James L. Stevenson. Probably when it oxidizes.