Male Nude Art Drawing

Cari Amici (Dear Friends),

Perhaps you remember some of the copies I have created of famous artworks. Today I want to share with you a copy I made of one of my own figure drawings. I had done a pencil sketch in Florence, Italy, of a model named Gianni (Johnny) on 20 February 2009. It was only a 40-minute sketch (two 20-minutes poses), but I rather liked him.



So recently I decided to redraw the art onto some crème Italian Umbria paper using charcoal and white pastel. These materials give me a greater range of tone to play with than pencil and I was happy that I was able to improve upon my original drawing.



“Gianni 2009”
18” x 8”
Charcoal and Pastel
Umbria paper


If interested in the figure drawing “Gianni 2009” please contact:

The Franklin Barry Gallery in Indianapolis.
617 Massachusetts Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Tel. 317.822.8455

Contact: Don Elliott

Italian Nude Male Drawing

Cari Amici (Dear Friends),

Sometimes an artist gets lucky and works with a model that has almost no fat. It is like having a living écorché! Italian-born Gianni is like that. Gianni has been an artist’s model for many, many years and on both sides of the Atlantic. He says he does not work out much, but he has always had this physique. I tried to capture the feel of his muscular form, but in the brief time that I had, I know that I left out so many nuances of shapes in the back.

Still, I really enjoy this original drawing, in part because it reminds me of historical drawings of male nude figures.

“Gianni – 18 March 2009” is an original drawing in charcoal on Arches paper. This paper is strong with some texture and very lovely. The dimensions of this nude figure drawing are 28 x 18 cm (approximately 11” x 7”). He is currently available for $150, which includes free shipping from Florence, Italy.

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Borsheim Arts Studio
P. O. Box 340
Cedar Creek, Texas 78612 (USA)
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Thank you for your interest and support.


Plus, I thought this was of interest from my weekly e-mail from artsjournal.com:
Article: Arts World Weight-Sharing Techniques (How Artists Can Help Businesses)
http://www.thebulletin.us/articles/2009/03/18/arts_culture/doc49c0d3b88e20e987634465.txt