Charcoal on Paper by Dr. Atl

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...

Oil Pastel Charcoal on Paper by Edith Isaac-Rose

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo creates dynamic compositions of people and places that communicate a rich commentary on the world around him. Depicting trees from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into the forest, where leaves, branches and burls express something deeply personal. Applying his mastery of figurative realism to the natural world, he experiments with form and texture to uncover the intangible spirits of trees. This charcoal drawing entitled “Memory of Leaves” beautifully illustrates the branching form of a mature birch tree. Loosely drawn with informal, sketch-like linework, the tree is shown in the middle of winter, bare of leaves and white with frost. Surdo’s skillful placement of shadow illustrates the forking branches with incredible texture and effortless realism. The intricate play of light and dark is accentuated by the stark white background, a negative space that isolates the tree in space and time. Restricting the composition to only a portion of the tree trunk, Surdo accentuates the tree’s abstract form, lingering on areas of unusual shape or texture. Seeking to convey the strong emotional response elicited by his initial encounter with the tree, Surdo focuses on the tree’s sculptural form, contrasting the strong trunk...

Charcoal abstract of geometric forms on paper (1959 signed: MICHAEL LOEW).      Though the painter Michael Loew is today best known for his colorful and gestural Abstract Expression...

Wonderful charcoal portrait of a girl. By a very good victorian artist, William Wardlaw Laing* Sitter unknown. Signed lower left Presented in an antique bleached tropical hardw...

Original charcoal on paper Landscape signed and dated by artist Irene Radcliffe in black wood frame. This beautiful charcoal landscape by artist Irene Radcliffe depicts a peaceful sc...

Nice sample of this series of the well known Philippine artist Jojo Legaspi , also master of drawing in charcoal .the image Zise is 8.5 x 11.75 inches , a...

Framed offset print of a charcoal drawing of the coastal South Carolina's Lowcountry by James Moore Rhett. Professionally matted in linen and framed in wood. Titled "Oak Tree and Sai...