Dean C. Graf's Faves

Trailer with junk

sketch on back a road sign

Charcoal and conte blanc on green sketchpaper

Charcoal and graphite on Strathmore drawing paper. Hannibal Lecter.

Maynard James Keenan from the bands, tool, a perfect circle, and pucifer done with mainly big ball point.

Pen drawing of a mountain range and some vegetation.

Practice swatch. Pastel on PastelMat.

I forgot what wall I referenced for this, but it exists somewhere.

Ghost town

This one is a Bic ballpoint pen drawing.

I have given my students the problem of creating 100 self portraits in 20 days on 5x7 in paper. The challenge is to create something other than an image that depicts a 'dead-pan' stare. When the brain is given a problem, it goes to work immediartely to solve that problem. I have seen some wonderful solutions. This is a tall order for teens who are sensative to judgment and still developing in thier perception. It has generated wonderful discussions of self-awareness, world view, and judgment. Those who engage in the exercise in an authentic manner have only good things to say about the experience. It is not an exercise for everyone. We are on a journey. Be Bold! Be Honest! Draw what you see. Draw what you think. -Peace