Release of "OLYMPIANS" Series of Figure Drawings

The Opening Games of the 2016 Rio Olympics begin tonight, so I am taking this opportunity to announce the release of my new drawing series "OLYMPIANS" - honoring the champions of the ancient Olympic Games. 

My work has always been influenced by the potential of the human body. Athletes, in particular, are an inspiration to me - as they were to the ancient Greeks - in that they embody that perfect synthesis of body and mind. Their determination, focus, and prowess elevated them to a level of semi-divinity in the early days of the Olympic Games. 

The athletes portrayed in this series hailed from Alexandria to Athens, and represent the 1st to 7th centuries BC. ​​The ancient competitions of the stadion (short foot race), horse racing, wrestling, boxing, pankration (a mixture of the previous two events), and the pentathlon (5 separate events: short foot race, javelin throw, wrestling, long jump and discus throw) are depicted.  Below you can find a sampling from the series:

Hieron of Syracuse, charcoal on paper, 14 x 17", 2016
​Hieron of Syracuse was the 476 & 472 BC winner of the horse racing event.

& enjoy watching and celebrating our modern day athletes in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio!

Xenophon of Corinth, charcoal on paper, 9 x 12", 2016
Xenophon of Corinth was the winner of the pentathlon, which involved the discus throw, in 464 BC.