Self Portrait - Stippling

 Self portrait stippling
stick and ink
18x24" bond paper

A close up on the eyes and glasses of the above

Artist Statement

 My drawings focus on shading, tones, textures, and composition. A wide variety of media are used in my drawings such as charcoal, conte, ink, and graphite. I apply the charcoal blending, it into a smooth texture. The water added in my ink creates a water texture with many different tones. I create different values and a wide range of shading in a given drawing. Plants are my favorite to draw because the different shapes and negative space the leaves create make an interesting composition. Attempting to create the intricate shading, wrinkles, and meandering veins throughout the leaves is enjoyable. The different lines I use illustrate the movement of the leaves.

More Drawings

Here is a detailed picture of the following piece.

ink and wash on bond paper 

18x24"

 Here the above as a whole.
ink and wash on bond paper
18x24"

A still life of cups, a bottle, and a bowl

 ink and wash.

The paper is 3 sheets of ordinary newspaper glued together 

with one layer of gesso on the surface 

A spider plant done with the stippling technique

ink on bond paper

18x24"

A close up of the leaves of the above spider plant

I wanted to capture the detail and texture of the leaves.

stick and ink on bond paper

18x24"

A coat rack with a cut leaf philodendron in the 

background.

vine, compressed charcoal, and white conte on Stonehenge

22x30"

Still life of a watering can, gourd, small flower pot, and a saw.

vine, compressed charcoal and white conte on Stonehenge

22x30"

A quick sketch of a spider plant in my sketchbook

pencil.

A small portion of a still life. this is the most detailed part of it.

ink on bond paper

18x24"