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I started this blog page so I could share my art with friends. I plan to update it with new works. Check in every now and then, or join my followers. I would love to hear comments, criticisms, anything that will help in my quest to improve. Enjoy...

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Charcoal and Chrome

1957 Chevy

Last year I became enamored with chrome.  The nature of charcoal forces the otherwise detail-loving artist to step out of the tight-box of fine line work.  It forced me to step back and observe - to look at reflection and make blank white as much a part of the drawing as the pencil mark.  Also, charcoal enables the sumptuous, rich black to play.  Can't get this in pencil - too shiny.




Tail light color study

Did this on a sheet of greenish paper as the medium, going up with white as an applied media rather than the background itself.  I'm going to try more of these


It's always an adventure...


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