"Man, reaching", latex paint on canvas, 26" x 24", 2013

"Drawing 160", conte and pastel on paper, 14" x 17", 2013

"Drawing 161", oil pastel on paper, 18" x 24", 2013

"Man, struggling", latex paint on canvas, 26" x 30", 2013

"Drawing 158", pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2013

"Drawing 159", pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2013

I was thrilled to find my work featured on the art blog mutantspace! Their remarks on my recent figure paintings and drawings are insightful and encouraging! Many thanks to the folks over at mutantspace for the great feature! 

"Boy, fishing", latex paint on canvas, 25" x 50" (diptych)

"Drawing 152", pastel on paper, 18" x 24", 2013

"Drawing 153", pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2013

"Drawing 154", pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2013

"Drawing 155", pastel on paper, 14" x 17", 2013

Michelangelo's "Rondanini Pieta", marble, 1564

Below is my 2012 painting titled "Diadoumenos", which took inspiration from the sculpture of the same name by Polykleitos. The term "diadoumenos" refers to a victorious athlete knotting a band of honor around his own head.

"Diadoumenos", latex paint on canvas, 48" x 30", 2012

A few years back, I was fortunate enough to be able to see an actual Roman copy of Polykleitos' masterpiece in marble at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Roman copy of 430 B.C. original by Polykleitos of Argos, copy ca. A.D. 69–96, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 

"Man with red hands", latex paint, graphite and paper on canvas, 30"x48", 2013

Preliminary sketch for "Man with red hands", graphite and oil pastel on paper, 4"x6", 2013

"Man with raised fist", latex paint on canvas, 30"x48", 2013

"Drawing 140", conte and graphite on paper, 9"x12", 2013

"Drawing 141", graphite on paper, 9"x12", 2013