Profile of a man - charcoal portrait drawing

6"x8" Charcoal on paper
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Girl reading a book - original charcoal drawing on paper

7" x 9.5" charcoal on paper
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This was started as a sketch recently but after some time I thought it needed a little bit more work especially on the values, the subject was lit mostly in close values so I thought I'd push the contrast to get more intensity and volume, after a few additions, I'm quite pleased with the end result.

The vase pose - female nude pastel drawing/painting

6" x 8.5" pastel on paper
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I've done a couple of charcoals in a similar pose before but this time I used hard pastels mostly with some vine charcoal in the background, I like poses like this that suggest objects with a lot of curves and its just really pleasant to look at something that's very soft by design:)

Man with a fedora - male portrait with a hat charcoal drawing

6" x 8.5" charcoal on paper
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"Violet dress" female nude pastel drawing/painting

6" x 9" pastel on paper
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I used a bunch of different pastels in this one and it came out as a nice color study, some of the hard and soft pastels don't really blend that well but if you spray the surface you can continue working on it since after awhile the paper gets filled and it doesn't take any more pigments/pastels, especially since I use the smooth side of the paper not the one with a tooth.

"Searching" male nude study charcoal drawing

7" x 8.5" charcoal on paper
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It's really intriguing how a certain pose can generate more movement then others, this was a more dynamic one and I used much stronger linework to indicate the more important parts in the drawing, at the same time the values are crucial and I want the drawing to 'read' properly.

"Hibiscus with peach" still life charcoal drawing

7" x 8.5" charcoal on paper
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"Undressing female nude" charcoal drawing

7" x 8.5" charcoal on paper
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The model caught in between poses, while getting ready for a long pose, there's more spontaneity in these transitory poses since they appear to be caught in the moment and haven't been really set up, they are just natural and more intimate.

"Portrait of a man" charcoal drawing on paper

7" x 8.5" charcoal on paper
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I started this drawing with some light vine charcoal since its great for getting the general outlines and all the big shapes that are important after that I had to put the major darks with a 6B charcoal pencil so I can judge the rest of the values on the face correctly.

Male nude (back study) original charcoal drawing

7" x 8.5" charcoal on paper
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Haven't posted any male nude studies lately so that's why I did this drawing, there's an obvious difference when rendering the female body and the softness of its curves and the rigidity of the male body which sometimes can be compared to a landscape with harsh mountains.