You can enhance a pencil drawing with many techniques. The one to the left here is a pencil drawing with soft pastels. Other times you can use charcoal, or other mediums.

Many times though, pencil might be the primary medium. There is a lot to be said about this medium. The results can range from soft, broad areas to fine, detailed line drawings. Some, but not all the paintings I have done have either started out as a pencil sketch, or sketches were made prior to the start of a painting to work out details, or to use as a frame of reference. Because you never know when a brilliant idea will strike, it's often helpful to keep that pad and pencil nearby. Because some of my more abstract (or bizarre) paintings of come from dreams, I keep a a pad and pencil by my bedside. You just never know.

More drawings

Below are pencil drawings, mostly from pre-2000 era. (Click image to enlarge)

Godet: The same model as at the top of the page, posed often for me. If she smiled just right - and she often did - you would swear she was the re-incarnation of Mona Lisa. She was of French/Cajun decent, with dark skin and hugh brown eyes.

Rhonda: This was another friend who lent her body from time to time for arts' sake. Many of the works were done from photography. Like most of my

Death Stalker: Being a big fan of fantasy art, I did several drawings and paintings like this in the early 1970s.

Reflections: Okay, so yes, I was into unicorns. From a symbolism standpoint the represent the spirit of goodness.

Angel Statues: This was a sketch for a theatrical poster. The center angel was also the model for a clay statue that was also featured in the play called "Look Homeward Angel," around 1992.

Guarding The Caste: Another in many of my fantasy art works.

A Walk in the Park: This was one of several sketches I did for the paint of the same name. The woman was my first wife. The unicorn that was added later to the painting represented the spirit of her unborn child, or son, Dustin.