Floating young woman 5x6 inch charcoal/white chalk drawing

approx. 5 x 6 inches charcoal and white charcoal on paper
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"The Endless longing" 8x11 inches Seated Female figure in a white dress outdoors

This one evokes calmness yet yearning I think, the body relaxed against the wall outside but still in anticipation of something, I like when a work of art is able to suggest a story but only hints at it, leaving something for the imagination, not everything should be explained.
approx. 8 x 11 inches Charcoal on Canson paper
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Quick sketches and figure gestures of female portraits and nudes

Here's some new sketches available on auction this week.


 4x5' charcoal and white chalk on paper

5x7' conte on paper


7x8' conte on paper

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"Cloudseeker" Native american female portrait with braids Southwest charcoal drawing

Searching through the clouds of impermanence, everything is subjected to change, find the metaphor in nature that confirms this idea and expand it, there is dignity in one's personal connection with nature.

approx. 6 x 8 inches charcoal and white charcoal on Strathmore paper
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Reclining young girl conte crayon drawing on strathmore paper

I dabbled with a conte crayon here, the difference between this and charcoal is that the conte stays firmly on the paper and its got that nice sanguine color, it looks brownish here but its more towards the red/brick color in person.

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approx. 8 x 9 inches Conte crayon on Strathmore paper

"Jennifer" girl with a retro look charcoal and white chalk drawing

Another tiny portrait, the mystery behind the facial features is that they're always so subtle that a small change will develop a completely new identity, that's why I'm always careful with the placement of each line or tone.

approx. 5 x 6 inches charcoal and white charcoal on brown paper
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"Pulling through" 8x10in Female figure emerging out of water drawing

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
Negativism to the pain and ferocity of life is negativism to life.
We are not there until we can say “yea” to it all.”

Excerpt From: Campbell, Joseph. “A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living.” Joseph Campbell Foundation, 2011-08-01. iBooks.

approx. 8 x 10 inches charcoal and white charcoal on Strathmore paper
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"Floating" Girl 4x6 inches female portrait charcoal with white chalk

Real small this one, sketched it in the sun today, the direct sunlight shows all the potential 'mistakes', as the contrast is really stark you get a better idea about how correct your values are..

approx. 4 x 6 inches charcoal and white charcoal on brown paper
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Japanese model #3 female figure in window light drawing on paper

This drawing is more in close values, especially with the body being in a shadow plane with the light hitting from the side and back, makes a more subtle rendering with the features close to each other in tonality.

approx. 6 x 9 inches charcoal and white charcoal on Canford paper
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"Lauren" 5x8 Female nude figure Original pastel daily drawing/painting

approx. 5 x 8 inches pastel on Canson paper

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Vitor Belfort Ufc fighter Mma original pastel color drawing

Haven't done a color drawing in a while so here's a new one, from my fighting drawings series, available on a seven day auction, starting tonight.

approx. 6 x 8 inches pastel on Canson paper

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"Katherine" Young woman charcoal 8x11 drawing on paper

approx. 8 x 11 inches charcoal on Strathmore paper

It is the emotion that transfigures a work of art, not thinking, not to be intellectualized but to be felt, art is to be consumed in this experience that's equivalent to life.

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"Waking up" 8x10 Female nude figure charcoal drawing

approx. 8 x 10 inches charcoal on Strathmore paper

Following the movement of the sun the body rises in the morning, the ritual is the same but the experience is new and different each time, new opportunity to leave things in the past and start anew, as the old year melts away the new one begins its cycle.

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Undressing female nude 6x9 charcoal drawing interior

Happy New Year!

approx. 6 x 9 inches charcoal and white charcoal on Canford paper
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