Sketch of a Face - Art by Sarah Myers

Sketch of a Face, Sarah Myers
Direct Charcoal

Here is a sketch, a woman looking out with large eyes – perhaps she may smile in a moment and the grave expression of her glance will lighten… The forms are created with rapid lines in direct charcoal, strokes that are almost abstract in themselves; only once they are placed together are descriptive of the eyes, of the slightly curved mouth or the wisps of hair curling over the forehead.

Sketch of a Face, detail.  Sarah Myers

Drawing of a Horse - Art by Sarah Myers

Drawing of a Horse, Sarah Myers
Charcoal on paper

   Minimal lines depict the expressive head of a horse, eyes watching intently, one ear tilted back to listen. The curl of the large nostril, the strong neck and chest, the fall of the mane, control the firm course of the charcoal as it stretches across the page.

Drawing of a Horse, detail.  Sarah Myers