Vanitas 3-2 (renamed Vanitas 4) finished! (06-19-2016)

And now it's finally done!

Moving on to the next piece. For the next one, I will probably not use graphite like this...

Vanitas 3-2 update (06-13-2016)

I started working on this piece last summer. It has been slow going, but now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The figure part is pretty much finished. It will take a few more days to do the background.

I am very satisfied with this body of graphite work, but I feel I need to switch the medium so that I can work a little faster for the next piece.

DRAWING Magazine Shades of Gray Competition

My graphite drawing "Vanitas #3" was featured in the spring 2016 edition of DRAWING magazine. This drawing won the 2nd place in the Shades of Gray Competition.

Vanitas 3-2 update (12-1-2015)

I have finished 1/3 of this drawing from the top. I am happy about the way this is going so far. We cancelled our trip to Hungary and Austria this Christmas, so I might be able to finish this a little earlier than I antiipated...

Vanitas 3 update (10-12-2015)

I finally finished the graphite part of this drawing. I am still undecided if I should add a watercolor part to the bottom of this. I am going to make up my mind when I finish the part 2 of this diptych.