9.5″ x 12″ – graphite

At Peace is a graphite drawing study for the painting on the right. It’s a unique and one of a kind portrait drawing, and an amalgamation of parts taken from multiple figures. This is a unique and one of a kind drawing, its purpose was to flush out the composition, darks, lights and proportional structure while at the same time, finding its own mood and expression.

8″ x 12.5″ – Graphite Drawing

Scott Hutchison’s Eyes Opened is a graphite drawing I completed as a study for Her Eyes Opened.  The purpose of doing a study is to flush out the composition, darks, lights and proportional structure without the burden of using color and oil paint. The title of this dual portrait speaks to the question of self and the discovery of who we are. The figure pictured here has just opened her eyes and for this moment has come to an understanding of who she is. The double portrait represents her complex personality and the subtle ebb and flow of her conscious inner mind with her material and physical one. This is a unique and one of a kind drawing, not a print. The finished painting can be viewed here: 

10.5″ x 7.5″ – Graphite Drawing

Medusa is a surrealistic drawing of multiple figures assembled together into my signature style of realism. This haunting composition focuses in on the face surrounded by hands that pull, melt and protrude from her form. I composed the hands and fingers in such a way that they almost seem alive. Like the snakes in Medusa’s hair. It is a study of a painting I did with the same name: Medusa Painting

8.25″ x 12.25″ – Graphite Drawing

Held Spellbound is a graphite drawing study that became the impetus two for three paintings: Twist, Inside Out and another still in progress. The purpose of doing a study is to flush out the composition, darks, lights and proportional structure without the burden of using color and oil paint. I enjoy making studies, it’s an opportunity to experiment and tackle a subject that may or may not see the light of day.

Procession is a graphite drawing on thick archival Fabriano paper using Staedtler pencils. This is a unique and one of a kind drawing, not a print. Procession has multiple meanings. The hands and the composition evoke movement while at the same time the figure imbues an air of quiet acceptance. The structure of the figure is in flux. She is not quite there. She is lost in the procession of hands and their rhythmic spiral. There are two other versions of Procession, a painting and ink drawing, each one evokes a different feeling.

15″ x 11″ – Graphite Drawing

A simple drawing study of a pair of gracefully drawn feet and hands.

9 5/8″ diam – Graphite Drawing

Crown is a graphite drawing intended as a future painting. It is of a woman’s portrait in profile, and drawn in graphite. “Crown” is a study. It’s an opportunity to experiment and tackle a subject that may or may not see the light of day. I really hope this one makes it into a painting!

This wonderful little self portrait drawing is a study I did for the painting “Wanting to Speak”. You can find it here.  This self portrait drawing is smaller than most of my work, howevver it holds up well when viewed at a distance. This is due to the high contrast values and the larger than life scale of the face within the composition.  The figure in this drawing appears to be looking through a window, but instead of leading with the eyes, he is perhaps ready to say something.  Therefore with “Waiting to speak” I wanted the viewer to focus on the lips and nose of the face. The window of the soul is not the eyes. To me it has always been the mouth, this piece is my way of reflecting that idea.

20″ x 30″ – Graphite Drawing

Initially the piece was to compositionally end with one 22″ x 30″ piece of paper. One figure with a birds nest in her hair.  However something did not sit right with me. Though I quite like the pose and the mood of the composition, I wanted a greater conflict within the piece and to create a sense of wonder and mystery for the viewer. It is this wonderment, discovery and curiosity that keeps me creating, painting and drawing day in and day out. With these thoughts in mind I came up with the idea of adding more birds. The Working title is “Birds”.

Below is a digital collage of the composition and a small sketch.

The Making of Birds

20″ x 30″ – Graphite Drawing

The third in a graphite drawn triptych called “Displaced”. This piece like the others continues with my investigation of the moving image. But instead of creating multiple frames for an animation I wanted to spill a scene onto one page. The process of layering multiple figures together encourages abstraction and creates a hauntingly rhythmic mood. The other two images are: “Displaced” and “Shift“