Project II: Reductive Value Technique

A charcoal drawing of a still life including objects such as (left to right) a glass vase, a miniature model of a Volkswagen bus, a crystal orb on a wooden stand, a small rubber figure of a horse, and a plant in a clear plastic pot, all laid on a satin material.

A charcoal drawing of a brown paper bag and a white foam ball.

June 2024

Vine charcoal and compressed charcoal on mixed media paper.

These two pieces were with a reductive technique; charcoal was rubbed across the span of the paper, and forms were carved out of the charcoal rub using kneaded eraser, sponges, and paper towels. The goal was to find shape and accentuate values between shadows and highlighted areas from an all-gray canvas.