Artwork from the past few days! A study of one of Gustave Doré’s illustrations for “Don Quixote” (his version is the second image)! Graphite & white charcoal pencils on 9”x12” toned gray paper.

Sep 24, 2026 · 9:02 PM UTC

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Replying to @ctbern
Great Caleb. Sensitively done
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Thanks Matthew! I always really enjoy & learn so much from doing studies of Doré’s works. Peace!
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Replying to @ctbern
Stop fearing values!
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Agreed I definitely still need to work on that!😭 Not to use graphite as an excuse, but I am hoping soon to get a pack of these Mars Black pencils I recently heard about (which draw like graphite but are as dark as charcoal) to help me go darker! Peace!
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Replying to @ctbern
Like the gestural line work on the figures/horses
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Thanks Dave!
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