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Drawing

PCC art galleries

  • Ink drawing of three mushrooms perched casually on a porch railing, in shades of grey and black.
  • A long row of seven monochromatic panels, with textured frames of graphite and ink wash, showing the same hands in many different gestures, all positioned above an open book..
  • Drawing of a standing figure and a sitting figure.
  • Abstract drawing of a person sitting.
  • A drawing of a man standing.
  • A black and white pencil drawing of two hands, made of a metallic material, one gently touching the wrist of the other in what is nearly a grip.
  • A still-life pencil drawing in black and white composed of a tall salt shaker in the background, overlaid by a ceramic mug, an apple being leaned on by a pair of scissors, and a small metal cup in the front.
  • A painting of all of the artists favorite things: the earth, diary, butterfly, the sun, stickers, wrapping paper, flowers, stars, wings, eyes, apple tree, cat, fashion.
  • There is our earth on the orange and purple background, but it doesn't seem like it is the earth we know, there are a lot of buildings with bubbles around them in the universe, and there are fishes in the space, too.
  • A pencil and charcoal drawing of five things that represents the artist by characteristic and interest: cat, flowers, music, painting, and travelling.
  • A multicolor drawing of jewelry and gemstones next to an hourglass, all resting on a windowsill.
  • A drawing in black and white with red gesture lines of a biblically accurate angel in an office study.
  • Black/brown ink drawing of a two-headed fawn
  • A black and white manga representation of a woman walking through the woods.
  • A drawing of a large cluster of rocks on a rainy coastline, with an eye peeking from behind the largest rock, and a large sea creature in the distant background.
  • A drawing in black and white of the face of a lion on a white background
  • A drawing of a girl on a swing attached to a tree, with two large eyes on the bottom foreground
  • A drawing of a woman falling backward, surrounded in orange marks depicting liquid of some type.
  • A monochromatic graphite drawing in landscape format, consisting of various architectural and landscape elements that have been split into a grid consisting of triangles.
  • Painting of dark blue background with music notes and a black and white drawing of a woman's head.
  • A pencil drawing of an infant hand grabbing an adults finger with the sagittarius zodiac constellation surrounding the drawing.
  • A drawing in charcoal of a pear, a glass with a flower in it and a pumpkin on a table.
  • A drawing of a toddler's shoe
  • A collage depicting a metallic face, drawn in the style of a comic with long pink hair. In the background lies a city and a person with its hands in the air waving at a UFO.
  • A charcoal drawing, depicting an interior space in linear perspective.
  • A pencil drawing, depicting closeup, cropped views of a mannequin from different angels.
  • A color drawing that includes animals, being held in a hand that is diproportionately large.
  • Drawing of two lace up boots with a 75 logo, left shoe with it's sole in the foreground, right shoe tilted and upside-down.
  • Drawing of a white rose with water drops set in a black background with petals protruding in the foreground.
  • An abstract drawing featuring dark orange, black, and grey lines that have been curved, cross hatched, and smeared.
  • A closeup drawing of a vibrant golden pineapple with green and blue leaves set against a soft, cloudy sky and deep-blue sea with a white sailboat on the distant horizon.
  • A charcoal drawing featuring a silver tray containing a faceted glass vase with three roses in full bloom and two rosebuds placed on a lace doily against a dark background.
  • A still life drawing of some random objects in the corner of my room which include, a water bottle, some books, my shoes and a beanie.
  • A black and white drawing of a figure skater and her memories surrounding her.
  • Woman's body in a confident pose with a strawberry as her head.
  • Magazine cut outs of flowers, a hummingbird, a woman watering her outdoor toilet garden, a bumblebee, picture frame corners, and lettering above in various fonts and colors reading, "It Doesn't Fucking Matter". Hand drawn lines and dots bring the pieces together.
  • Drawing on white paper of a bottle of hand sanitizer, a cup of coffee, a pill bottle with the cap off, and a pill sitting in the cap of the bottle.
  • A drawing in grey and darker colors, light grey, dark grey and black. Tiny hooks in the front of the drawing, a hook needle and yarn in the foreground, and a nig yarn ball in the background.
  • A drawing in charcoal, grey and dark colors. Two box shapes in the front of the image, a skull in the foreground and a coral shaped in the background.
  • Two bottles overlapping with a extremely dark shadow being cast by both.
  • A dark black phone resting on top of a white box with a gray back ground.
  • " Two panels-- one (left) on white paper, dimly lit, showing a standing figure made of irregular, continuous, dark lines, and the words “vodka soda please?-- the other (right) on black paper, showing a kneeling figure made of similar continuous light-toned lines, and the words “someone’s hands… why these hands? sorry… I’m sorry… not ready… yet…” "
  • A black and white drawing comprised of tiny dots that creates the images of a realistic looking carousel horse. It is seen from the head up, and seems to be caught in the midst of a fierce neigh, or in a moment of exasperation.
  • Two objects in negative space– a Buddhist prayer wheel and prayer bead necklace, on black paper, surrounded by a mass of white stippling; and two smaller clouds, containing Tibetan script, saying “the strength of life is unknown.”
  • A series of interconnected lines, forming disjointed squares and boxes, which contain the words “it dreamed” repeated several times. Under this, the words “of shelter…” are written once.
  • A black and white mixed media drawing of a lotus flower breaking free from the confinement of a box with light rays radiating from the center of the flower.
  • A black and white charcoal drawing of a figure on fire.
  • A large, realistic, close-up drawing of an eye.
  • Black and white drawing of a chair in the middle of this squared space, while the geometrical triangles and diamonds flow sacredly around the chair
  • A black and white drawing with two sticks crossed over each other with a number plate on top, a hazelnut on the left side of the paper, and the rock on the right side of the paper. And a leaf on the bottom.
  • A drawing with a black and gray background with heartbeat vitals, a white tower in the middle, and red paint smeared all over the background.
  • This a a black and white profile view of an older man, from the neck up.
  • Portrait of a young female model with her hand on her shoulder, wearing a floral robe.
  • A black and white charcoal drawing of a young woman with her hand on her cheek.
  • A painting of a green hand squeezing a lime wedge that says “SQUEEZE” in white text and a stream of lime juice coming out.
  • A teal bug-like creature with a large green eyeball for a head, eyelashes and multiple smaller green eyes on the body looks up past the viewer (video: process video of the construction and “making” of Apollonia”).
  • Soft flowing ink doodle with interlacing and overlapping sections.
  • Man walking in light down a dark street.
  • In a paper and graphite drawing, two naked figures on the left and middle are tied to a tree with rope, and another hangs from a tree branch, dismembered, on the left; the latter’s arms also hang farther along the branch, separate from the rest of the body, and the head placed upon the end of the branch.
  • An abstract drawing of round shapes in graphite with pink highlights.
  • A self portrait of me facing my gender fluid queer self.
  • A black and white drawing with ink on paper of a young girl with big doughy eyes, her hair is starting to come out of her side buns and her face is sweet but fierce.
  • A black and white drawing with ink on paper of a young mixed woman with large flowing curly hair and freckles all over, black and white etching patterns to give the illusion of darkness or light areas.
  • A black and white drawing with ink of the side profile of the artist Nipsey Hustle.
  • A drawing of a duck sitting on a ledge with a red ribbon around its neck.
  • A still-life drawing consisting of a ceramic pig, a glass rabbit figure, a teapot figurine on top of a plastic twisted cylindrical container, and an owl figurine on top of a mini hourglass.
  • A drawing of a man looking ahead on gray-tone paper, wearing a collared shirt with flowers above his head.
  • Black and white image of the moon with a black background.
  • Missing Attachment
  • A painting depicting the Goddess Mictecacihuatl, coming out of her mouth is a representation of rebirth in the form of a small humanoid; surrounding her are white skulls on a black background and beneath her is the word "Mictlan" in bone lettering which is the indigenous name for the underworld.
  • Three figures, A mix of Quetzalcoatl (Feminine Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerican culture with a medusa head) on the left, an indigenous healer with a drum in the mid back and a zapatista warrior on the right.
  • Abstract drawing with lines and some colors.
  • Drawing of a young child on the left side of the composition, looking at the viewer.
  • Drawing of a child crying with their head framed by an automatic rifle held in the hands of an adult.
  • A black and white drawing of a cat sitting on a surface with a black background.
  • A black and grey drawing of a magic 8 ball, candle, and lamp on a surface with a black background.
  • A black and white drawing of an Ocotillo desert plant in the foreground surrounded by other desert plants and mountains in the background.
  • A black and white drawing of two saguaro cacti in the foreground with various desert plants and mountains in the background.
  • A black and white drawing of coniferous trees surrounding a fence lined trail, with one prominent tree extending its branch out to the viewer.
  • A portrait of a young woman in black and white.
  • A drawing in black and white of a dog in profile looking at a person off the right of the image.
  • A graphite drawing of a sleeping beagle mix laying in the bottom center of the image on a wood linoleum floor in between a wooden chest and table, and in front of a sliding glass door that opens to a simple patio with a bamboo privacy screen in the background.
  • A drawing of a smoking smudge stick in a ceramic dish, next to a stack of coins, under a top hat that's leaning on a metronome with a small snail sculpture on its lip that's heading away from an empty rusted brass bell lamp lid with the artist's late grandmother's doily curled in it and around it that tumbles out and under the rusted brass lamp's footplate cover that holds all said items.
  • Charcoal drawing of Veteran's Memorial Coliseum.
  • Drawing of a stuffed animal.
  • Drawing of two dumbbells, one laying on its side, the other one is crossed.
  • Drawing of a cat castle.
  • A drawing in black, white, and red. A pair of bright red lips is in the center with slight teeth showing. Inside the mouth is a spiral of tape descending into the mouth. Covering the whole image is gridded lines through the lips. In some squares made by the grid is black squares, with white pencil lining them to make them look shiny.
  • 3 pieces of antler on a necklace tangled up in the middle of the page. A rock rests upon the leather piece tying the antlers together. A peacock feather comes down from the upper right corner. A wooden bracelet comes up from the lower left hand corner.
  • A drawing in black and white of a woman with antlers. She has flowers coming out of an open mouth that reach towards the sky. She has a slight halo around her. She has no neck. In its stead, attaching to her head is simply her vertebrae which travels down her spine and is then cut off by solid black sky. A ribbon wraps around the flowers from her mouth.
  • Charcoal background and an elevated Toucan ready to fly away.
  • A charcoal drawing of a skull screaming insects inside a human iris.
  • Black and white drawing with different textures.
  • Scattered colorful gems take up the first third of the page, below them is a woman with a concerned look, the words "Puppet" and "Tear", a large colorful beetle, and a fossilized fish.
  • A black and white drawing of three female figures sitting and turning over with a circular shape above the middle figure.
  • A mug, a bowl, and a phone. Draw with hatching and cross hatching.
  • Ink picture of a bust of a woman wearing beads.
  • A young boy next to a small dog. The piece was made with charcoal rubbing.
  • A hawk sitting on a post.
  • This is an image of a hermit crab with a house for a shell, in a forest at night, holding a lantern in one claw and a staff with two ravens roosting on the top in the other.
  • A drawing in black and white of cloth draping downward and tied into a knot in the middle of the page.
  • A drawing of a young woman's eye in black and white.
  • A drawing in black and white with subtle gradations of a Medusa head statue.
  • Black and white drawing on paper of a forest with a fox like creature with a lion like tail showing perspective.
  • A simple pencil drawing of a fluffy fennec fox, shaded softly.
  • Black and white charcoal drawing of a chimera made of a mix of leopard, deer, and owl.
  • A grid of 18 little bedrooms held within the shape of a large house. Black ink on white paper.
  • A charcoal drawing of a bookshelf with four different sections that include books, tissue box and a vase, flowers and a candle, a skull and small vases.
  • A drawing of a young woman, looking up and exhaling a cloud that looks jumbled and filled with many simplistic faces.
  • A drawing of one of the Buddhas.
  • A drawing of one of the Buddhas.
  • A charcoal portrait collage of a boy.
  • In this still life drawing, a man sits on a couch reading a book.
  • The viewer seems to be on the couch, looking into the house and seeing a living room, dining room, and a kitchen farther in the back.
  • Painting in white of two scooba divers with a great white shark above them with black background.
  • This is the pink squirrel character named Peanut from Animal Crossing on the Nintendo Switch, she is standing in front of her house, the sign in front of the house says "Peanut". She is wearing a green and orange striped dress. There is green grass in the foreground and green trees in the background. The house is a collective of browns. The sky is blue. The door to the house is red. There is a paw print hung wood cookie on the door for decoration.
  • There is a road down the middle of the page going into a horizon about mid way. There are telephone poles that line the road, it seems to be a road through a desert, the road seems to be going into the sun. The clouds are white pastel, the sky is light blue pastel, the black in the outline of the road and the telephone poles in this are micron pen, everything else is watercolor. There is blue, purple, yellow, orange, red as most prominent.
  • There is a large bold capitol "P" in the center of a white piece of paper. Within the "P" there are patterns similar to patterns found in Islamic and Christian and British Isles texts from the Middle Ages. There are also multiple different flowers or plant life drawn within and about the giant "P". There are many colors (Black, yellow, green, red, blue, pink, orange).
  • A drawing in water color of a warrior woman in a white foreground.
  • A couple sitting on the beach looking at a crab.
  • Figured asleep on the floor amidst the carnage of a pillow fight.
  • A silhouette with a woman filling the background.
  • The video begins with a panning shot of a 2-D drawing of a woman, she is looking down with a tear in hear eye, there is writing above her, superimposed atop a rainbow, which is the only color in the drawing, the handwriting says "A new story never told before written in letters of DNA, made from nothing but milk and love", the word love is in a comic book speech bubble from the woman, as the camera pans down we see that she has a bare chest and milk is streaming from her nipples and down her empty belly, which she is clutching the sagging skin from, video fades to black, same image is shown again, this time zoomed out, and the words and rainbow are animated, video fades to black, image of just the woman reappears, zoomed in, the sketch has been cleaned up and the drawing is cleaner, the beginning of the milk animation starts, and it streams down her breasts onto her belly, video fades to black, now it's a zoomed out shot of the artist working on the animation on an ipad, the animation runs a few times, and then the artist adjusts the frame rate and the animation slows down, video fades to black, the final cleaned up, zoomed out animation is now shown, the text appears as the milk flows, video fades out to a final slow zoomed in panning shot of the final still that fades out with the music.
  • This is a colorful drawing with a very light watercolor color background, the main subject is a woman who is facing away but she's looking to the right so we see just her brilliant blue right eye and arching eyebrow through her raised arms, she's holding a large white negative space circle meant to represent a hula hoop, she's mostly inside the hoop, atop her head is a purple jellyfish with white polka dots, the jellyfish has long tentacles, two of the tentacles are orange and drape down over her sweater, the rest of the tentacles are white, some reach out and coil around the hoop frame, others coil around each other, where the tentacles overlap is only negative space, there are no overlapping lines, above the hoop are three windows framed with negative space white, the bottom of these frames follows the curve of the hoop, the sides run parallel to each other, and the tops of the frames are curved, in the leftmost frame tucked down in the left side of the frame are three mushrooms with purple caps with white polka dots, orange stems under the caps that come to a bulge point and turn yellow, the base of the mushroom uses the same negative space overlapping with the frame as the jellyfish tentacles in the hoop, in the center frame is another jellyfish with tentacles wrapped around it's frame as well as the frame to the right and the hoop below, the right most frame has three crystals tucked into the right side, the center crystal is a pale green, the other two are orange, there are bubbles randomly throughout each of the frames and the hoop, and crawling across the top of the hoop is a ladybug who's antennae also negative space intersect with the bottom of the center frame above it.
  • This is a pen and ink drawing in greyscale and metallics of a 3/4 top down view of a tree trunk with an abstract slice removed, the removed slice is hexagonal and an optical illusion makes it appear to be the inside of a cube, the negative space-silhouette of a cowboy with the constellation Libra stands on the edge of the cube looking to his right, each side of the cube offering him a different path lined with rocks and cacti, the paths lead up the walls of the cube and become the outer rings of the tree trunk, the cowboy is dreaming and his dream bubble is the center of the tree trunk, in his dream is outer space with the constellations Leo, Virgo, the moon, and the text, "Sometimes through the noise of his thoughts..." Underneath the tree trunk, the text continues, "...He hears the universe."
  • A drawing in black ink of a skull-faced cat in the foreground with a flowing fish skeletons pattern in the background.
  • A drawing of a lighthouse slicing through the night sky in black ink.
  • Very detailed piece of meshing patterns featuring three main subjects; two young women and a white gentleman fellow intertwinded in a mess of orbs of darkness and patterns of a typlac sketch warm up.
  • There are three black and white charcoal images of animals, a salmon on the left, a horse in the middle, and a raven on the right. Each are punctuated by a red-orange orb.
  • Drawing of still life in graphite pencil.
  • Drawing of a child.
  • Drawing of an interior space with window showing Ukrainian flag outside.