What is the most interesting thing to a human being? Another human being. Figure drawing offers an ancient and direct way for an artist to connect with another human in a sensitive and receptive way.
I delight in drawing people -- clothed on the bus and nude in the studio, quick gesture studies to capture the form and stilled movement, and longer poses that allow me to reveal the face and other details. From the time we wake up to the time we lay our heads on the pillow, our electronic devices insulate us from each other, and figure drawing brings together the simplest, most ancient of materials -- charcoal, paper, and a nude model -- to connect us, to sensitize us to each other.
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| Andi at the Open Studio May 4, 2019 |
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Andi
Model Kathryn Zapalo at The Pittsburgh Center for Art and Media Figure Drawing class, November 12, 2019
December 2019.
Model Kathryn Zapalo November 10, 2019 at CMU
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| Musculature study of David, Oct. 2019 |
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| Kathryn - 10 minute pose. Sept. 2019 |
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| Model Suzanne, Oct. 2019 |
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| Sharon |
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Vine charcoal sketch of David Jan. 2019
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| Sonya (pencil) Jan 2019 |
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| David (charcoal) Nov. 2018 |
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| Charcoal and pastel study on toned paper |
Kathryn's gestures Jan. 2019
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| Joanna seated. Feb 2, 2019 |
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| Joanna in shipwrecked pose. Feb.2, 2019 |
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Joanna semi-reclined. Feb. 2, 2019
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Drawings of Layla from Feb. 9, 2019
Drawing of Kathryn from the last night of Figure Drawing class. Feb. 26, 2019
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| Gesture drawings of Niki from March 2nd Open Studio. |
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| David July 2019 |
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| David & Kathryn July 2019 |
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