The Curve
A back, a hip, and the space between. Broad-to-fine strokes let the figure appear without closing the outline.
Shop this drawingThe breaks stay.
The rough edges stay.
A back, a hip, and the space between. Broad-to-fine strokes let the figure appear without closing the outline.
Shop this drawingA face assembled from eyes, brows, a nose and lips. No outline needed.
Shop this drawingAn interrupted silhouette. Small breaks in the contour leave the pose open, with the pressure of the pen still visible.
Shop this drawingAn angular seated-back study. Heavy marks and wide-open paper do the work.
Shop this drawingGoggles, an open jacket and a grin. Loose strokes with a little more character.
Shop this drawingA seated profile with more weight in the ink. Angular marks and loose curves share the same space.
Shop this drawingA sideways glance, tied hair and one bold bow. A portrait caught between thick and broken lines.
Shop this drawingAn Antipodean albatross in flight, from Pablo’s bird-sketch archive. Long wings and raw brush texture.
Shop this drawingA bare torso built from broken contours and changes in pen pressure.
Shop this drawingOne thick, looping gesture. A body suggested rather than described.
Shop this drawingA turned hip and long legs, caught in faint, restless pen marks.
Shop this drawingA compact folded pose, held together by a few angular lines.
Shop this drawingA close-cropped reclining figure, framed with rough black lines.
Shop this drawingAn angular torso study with sharp marks and room to breathe.
Shop this drawingA seated figure meets its reflection. Two viewpoints, one spare drawing.
Shop this drawingTwo figures, front and back: light contours beside a heavy sweep of ink.
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