Manhandled In A Motel & Other Drawings

1. Portrait Adapted From The Red Bikini Drawing

2. Manhandled In A Motel                                     

3. Man Wearing Sweatpants Rolled At The Knee

1." Portrait Adapted From The Red Bikini Drawing ", is one of my best colored pencil efforts yet. I really enjoyed working on this piece, and it inspired me to continue to do more drawings in colored pencil. I have made several works with this medium in the past, but I decided to focus on pen and ink more. This piece was taken from an original pencil version, I created from the figure drawing, that was also drawn in pencil. I then redrew a colored version. I decided to use a terracotta colored pencil, for the man's underwear.  And terracotta, with its brown hue combined with red gives a more subtle tone of red, when used for fabric, worn on brown skin. But, it is why I titled the piece " The Red Bikini ", because of its " unconventional " shade of red. 

2. " Manhandled In A Motel " turned out better than I expected. This was another random drawing, that began with a few lines. I improvised with what to add, next as the man seemed partially suspended in the air ( somewhat). I then realized, it would be interesting to create the other man, between his legs, as he seems to hang on to the bed in a rather surprised manner. My darks and lights blended very well, with the washes. And I took more time to think about the setting of the room. And I realized a motel room has this kind of setup. I was really hoping that the arms of the top man, appeared convincingly, to be holding the thighs of the bottom, as his arms wrap around them. 

3. I felt inspired to create several figure drawings in 2020 and 2021. I did many pocket sized sketches throughout this period, with the intention, to turn them into finished drawings. I thought about the types of physical features that inspired and attracted me enough, to want to draw them. And I also wanted to create more black and white line drawings, that focused on a more basic approach, with essential details that mattered the most to me. " Man Wearing Sweatpants Rolled At The Knee ", was one off the earlier pieces, from the period. I sketched, and prepared more with these drawings, and continue to, currently. And I also began to use a pencil, to draw the final piece, before inking over it, in which gives a more polished rendering.