Black and White Head of Hypnos

This is yet another drawing of my beloved Head of Hypnos. I do not know who sculpted it. Perhaps someone does? But I have never seen any attribution given in any book. Perhaps it is just too ancient, and was never signed, or was effaced at
some point, like so many works of art because of some disagreement, often beginning with a one of a religious nature as in
our society today. But I can't imagine everyone not agreeing on one fact - that this is a sublimely beautiful object of a bizarre
nature and endless fascination. It is utterly inspiring to me - but I have always found ancient objects to be artistically inspiring. I don't know why, and I guess it doesn't really matter in the end. Even though this is my own drawing I find it just
as hypnotic as the sculpture itself. That is a very nice feeling to have. I have done plenty of duds, but here I feel I captured how I see, and what I feel about the Head of Hypnos. and it doesn't matter to me what anyone else feels. If they like it, that
is wonderful, but if they don't, well, that is alright too. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" my mother always told me,
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Head of Hypnos

SOLD

Pastel, Charcol and Conte Crayon on White Paper

This is a demo drawing I did for my students in my "Painterly

Pastel" class at the Art League School. Usually I find I find it hard

to draw in front of people, but because it was a holiday there

were only three people in attendance that day. Amazingly, I was

actuallly able to concentrate, and produced this drawing, which

I actually like - a lot!

Hypnos was the Greek god of sleep, and this bronze head, which

isn't really this color (I like to mix it up when I am doing this type

of drawing....) has a wing coming out of the side of his head. It just

drives me crazy. I must have at least five pictures of this sculpture

from different angles. I just love it! I find it inspiring and beguiling

at the same time. This is the first time I've ever felt that I did it

justice, actually.

I've been in an art funk for a while, and haven't been posting -

obviously. Hopefully I'm coming out of it now, and will be back

to presenting some works for your consideration, if not daily,

at least a few times a week.

Thanks for visiting!