'Mountains-details' graphite and charcoal on acid free paper As a contemporary artist whose drawing practice, begins with a stroke and ends with a stroke, I draw with graphite and charcoal, both, traditionally basic mark making tools that have been around for centuries, and used as preparation for great works. I embrace the simplicity of charcoal and graphite to strip down my process to its barest ingredients. Not for tradition’s sake, but because these materials allow me to pursue the...

Original drawings are more fragile than other art... As an artist who produces works on paper, it is a big topic on my mind as well as my...