Male back in acrylic

11" x 13.5" on paper. I'm more inclined to study the female, whom I find more challenging to draw and paint, but I found in this ref an opportunity to study form.

Ref image by John K. (cable9tuba in DA)

This and that...

A few sketches to keep the hand/mind in working order...

First two: Acrylic on paper, 11" x 13.5"

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The following, charcoal on paper - A4, A3, 11" x 13.5" in size respectively.

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My gratitude to these DA photographers, whose images I've referenced for my studies: 1) voivodess-stock, 2 & 3) vertigo-photography (Patric Shaw), 4) fovd, 5) proud59 (Auguste). Thanks!

A few W.I.P's of past and present works

A few W.I.P's... apart from the top one, which is conte on tinted paper, the rest are in acrylic. If you're using a 800 pixel wide monitor you may see a spill-over into the right hand column... please click on an image to see its enlarged version (or right-click to open in new tab/window).