Charcoal medium is one of the oldest media. That dates back some 28,000 BC Imagined our ancestors needing to document hunt events. Or on the other hand, rituals were painting their faces meant to become adults. Moreover, it became much refined by the latest artist by burning wood, from big to tiny portions bound with gum into sticks. Then until now, fancy pencils have become available.

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This is a dry media that releases a beautiful pigment. From grainy to textural techniques, the artist creates different styles to their taste.  the object dictates how it wants to be released.

Everything drawn with charcoal gives a unique moment. Spontaneous strokes create dynamics. Then on the other hand-controlled, shading from dark to light gives us a tangible reality. The expression ranges in different directions where there are no limitations to use.

Furthermore, charcoal mimics other media such as oil in its texture. It boroughs itself for a classy cutting style. Remember, it compresses all colors into one spectrum. The light is visible, and the dark functions with it. One and the other are one. Black exists in nature and lives because of the morning.

What’s more, black and white are distinctive in color for they are simple and do not tire your sight. Everything is solid and transparent. Therefore is associated with weddings, cleanliness, and peacefulness.

Charcoal, in terms of symbols, places a model in an overall light spectrum. And just a medium variant of black. Gray color but white as its dominant it creates a focal point. On the other hand, regarding subjects is interesting. Asian associated white with the dead.   A bad omen. But then again, what the caves man wanted to portray.  As being eaten or eating the animal.

“Model” Charcoal on paper, Size 24″ x 18″ 1998

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Every person has different qualities in their character. Their eyes can tell you a whole story. The artist grabs that moment when the soul is at peace or tense within. And along comes a connection of intimacy shared with their models. Once done in any media becomes a memory. A reminder of our kind that may be present with us or gone. Its interest relies on preserving it for a family, and eventually a collectible.

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Recently, portraits have been going through many changes due to digital camera development. We thank, free digitalization and its many applications. It has helped other artists breakthrough through the setting banalities, for it does not follow one style and is free to explore in many directions.

So why paint a painting when we have a digital photo? The difference relies on its three-dimensionalities. The layers add depth, making us see details we miss in life. feeling it as if the person will move from the canvas. Perhaps the artist reflects the person’s soul. Then it shows the inner feeling as moving within. The human touch alone will not disappear. But still a unique medium for every person who beholds only one experience through his eye. Persona

All through centuries and now as well, a matter of fascination. The image reveals some trades in a person’s character. Beginning with their eyes, it makes us speculates about another known person. The mind tends to relate, for it looks for known positive situations with familiar people. Otherwise, it connects us to their attractiveness for admiration.

In ancient times Roman busts showed success. Greeks venerate the beauty of their sculptural bodies to celebrate the Olympic game. They linked the mind and the body as one entity. In a healthy mind, healthy body. Enjoy it.

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