New Drawings

 Today I am posting some preparatory drawings I've used in the creation of larger paintings. Enjoy!

 Drawings for "Industrial Fragment 1 & 2" (final pieces seen here)

Graphite and chalk on newsprint, 9"x12" 

1st drawing for "Wounded Man 1"

Graphite and chalk on newsprint, 5.5"x6"

 2nd drawing for "Wounded Man 1" (final piece seen here)

Graphite and chalk on newsprint, 5.5"x6" 

1st drawing for "Wounded Man 2" 

Graphite and chalk on newsprint, 5.5"x6" 

 2nd drawing for "Wounded Man 2" (final piece seen here)

Graphite and chalk on newsprint, 5.5"x6"

You can find similar drawings for sale on my etsy account: http://www.etsy.com/shop/derekoverfieldart 

SOLD! - Zetes and His Brother

Good news! The piece "Zetes and His Brother" has just been sold!

This piece had a pretty successful story even before it was sold. It had been included in the show Lynn and Jennifer Boggess Teaching Artists at the WV State Museum in Charleston, WV. Also, recently it was featured in a Crozier Fine Art advertisement in the popular magazines "Modern Painters" and Art+Auction".

"Zetes and His Brother", Oil pastel, graphite and acrylic paint on stretched duck cloth, 24"x48" (diptych) 2010

By the way, this also has a companion piece which can be seen here:  http://www.etsy.com/listing/49879578/calais-and-his-brother-semi-abstract