Figure Drawings

This is where my artistic training began, in a life drawing course with Paul Goodnight at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. I am completely in love with charcoal—its messiness, its versatility, its boldness. One of my favorite things in the world is to draw a nice, thick thigh and tushy flowing out from the curves of the lower back and upper torso.

Additional courses with Michael Prodanou and Mark Adams at the Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC) and Laura Shabott and Alana Barrett at Castle Hill for the Arts at Truro Center and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) helped me combine my love of charcoal with my developing skills in painting and collage.

charcoal and water on newsprint, 18x24'

charcoal and water on newsprint, 18x24'

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charcoal on vellum 24x36"

charcoal on vellum, 24x36"

charcoal on vellum, 24x36"

Circles and Lines, charcoal on 24x18 newsprint

Circles and Lines, charcoal on 24x18 newsprint

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A Heart in Darkness, charcoal and water on 24x18 drawing paper

Elbows and Knees charcoal on 24x18 drawing paper

Elbows and Knees charcoal on 24x18 drawing paper

Self-Portrait 2021, charcoal on newsprint collage

Self-Portrait 2021, charcoal on newsprint collage

Anxiety, charcoal and graphite on newsprint

Anxiety, charcoal and graphite on newsprint

Grief, charcoal and pastel on 20x16 drawing paper

Grief, charcoal and pastel on 20x16 drawing paper

charcoal, walnut ink and water on newsprint

charcoal, walnut ink and water on newsprint

charcoal and graphite on 24x36 newsprint

charcoal and graphite on 24x36 newsprint

charcoal and pastel on newsprint, 24x36"

charcoal and pastel on newsprint, 24x36"

charcoal on newsprint, 18x24"

charcoal on newsprint, 18x24"

In Conversation charcoal on 18x24 drawing paper

In Conversation charcoal on 18x24 drawing paper

Another Conversation charcoal on 18x24 newsprint

Another Conversation charcoal on 18x24 newsprint

graphite on 18x24 drawing paper

graphite on 18x24 drawing paper

Sumi ink, walnut ink, charcoal and water on 18x24 newsprint

Sumi ink, walnut ink, charcoal and water on 18x24 newsprint

charcoal on 18x24 newsprint

charcoal on 18x24 newsprint

Charcoal and graphite on 12x12 drawing paper

Charcoal and graphite on 12x12 drawing paper

charcoal on 18x24 newsprint

charcoal on 18x24 newsprint

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sumi ink, walnut ink and charcoal on 18x24 drawing paper

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charcoal on 18x24 drawing paper

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Baltimore Man, graphite on 24x18 drawing paper

Baltimore Man, graphite on 24x18 drawing paper

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seated woman ink on 9x12 drawing paper

graphite on 18x24 drawing paper

graphite on 18x24 drawing paper

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Seated Young Woman Graphite on 18x24 drawing paper

charcoal on newsprint, 18x24'

charcoal on newsprint, 18x24'

charcoal on newsprint, 18x24"

charcoal on newsprint, 18x24"

charcoal on 18x24 newsprint

charcoal on 18x24 newsprint

charcoal on drawing paper, 18x24"

charcoal on drawing paper, 18x24"

charcoal on drawing paper, 18x24"

charcoal on drawing paper, 18x24"

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Hint of a Woman Sumi ink on 9x12 drawing paper

charcoal on 18x24 newsprint

charcoal on 18x24 newsprint

charcoal on 18x24 newsprint

charcoal on 18x24 newsprint

pastel on 18x24 newsprint

pastel on 18x24 newsprint

graphite on 18x24 newsprint

graphite on 18x24 newsprint

Despair, Graphite and Gouache on 12,9 sketching paper

Despair, Graphite and Gouache on 12,9 sketching paper

Self-portrait 2022, charcoal on drawing paper, 44x42"

Self-portrait 2022, charcoal on drawing paper, 44x42"

charcoal on drawing paper, 20x16"

charcoal on drawing paper, 20x16"

charcoal on drawing paper, 18x24"

charcoal on drawing paper, 18x24"

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Funky Gal charcoal and water on 18x24 drawing paper

charcoal on 18x24 drawing paper

charcoal on 18x24 drawing paper

Head Down, charcoal on 18x24 drawing paper

Head Down, charcoal on 18x24 drawing paper

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