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Although I enjoy color, there is something about black and white pencil drawings. I love trying to get the subtle differences between the tones and shades correct. I especially like doing black and white pencil drawings of people and faces because I find the human figure fascinating. There is so much detail in the face, the hands, the mouth. That is what makes black and white pencil drawings of people so difficult.
Trying to capture a person's mood is a challenge for drawings done in pencil as well. I try to draw pictures that show people in an emotional state, be it happiness, sadness, or anger. That is why I like pencil drawings where the subject does not know they have been captured. They are more spontaneous.
I drew all of the pencil drawings on this page with a regular 2B pencil that you can find at any store. I have never used the other types of pencils, like HB, 5H, or 6B. I don't think I could switch pencils in the middle of drawing. I would lose the flow.
The inspiration for a
lot of my pencil drawings has been
The Photo Book,
which my wife gave to me as a
birthday present a few years ago (or was it Christmas? Or Valentine‘s? Or our anniversary?). I especially loved
the book‘s black and white photographs. I spent many hours drawing them, completely losing myself in
the process. It was and still is a great source of pleasure.
Note: The first five pencil drawings (which are mostly drawings of people) include commissioned black and white drawings.
Supplies used to produce these black and white pencil drawings include 2B graphite pencils, a
Bienfang Sketch Pad,
and a
Canson Drawing Pad.
I used a Canon LiDE 30 scanner to scan the drawings.
Click on a pencil drawing to see a larger version of it.
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| Baby David |
Local Hero |
Molly |
The Mausoleum |
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| Jackson |
Not Paying Attention |
The Meeting |
Reproducton from VHS video cover for "Man Bites Dog" |
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| Reproduction of Robin Crow from CD liner |
Excerpt from photograph "Pebble Throwers" by Lajos Lengyel |
Excerpt from photograph "Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California" by Dorothea Lange |
Excerpt from photograph "Rocker and Rosie Going Home" by Chris Killip |
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