Dramatic Male Nude, 11x14" Watercolor & Crayon on Rives BFK by Kenney Mencher
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Title:
Dramatic Male Nude, 11x14" Watercolor & Crayon on Rives BFK by Kenney Mencher
Description:
This painting is one of the most dynamic figure studies I’ve made recently. It’s a nude male figure seen from below in a kind of wide, theatrical pose—legs spread, arms out, face thrown into half-light. The perspective is extreme, almost foreshortened, and that was very much on purpose. I wanted it to feel like the viewer is underneath the figure, almost caught off guard by his presence.
The materials are a mix of watercolor and black crayon on Rives BFK. I started with a rough graphite sketch, then built up tone with layered washes of sienna, gray, and umber to create a kind of earth-tone palette. I added the crayon on top to define the outlines and emphasize structure. The background is made of vertical brushstrokes that echo curtains or studio dividers—just enough to hold the space without distracting from the body.
The light is directional, almost theatrical, casting strong shadows and defining the musculature through chiaroscuro. But there’s also a looseness here. The washes aren’t overworked—they bleed and blend just enough to feel spontaneous. There’s something raw about it, and that’s part of the appeal. I think viewers might feel surprised or even amused by how bold the pose is, but it’s not played for laughs. There’s strength and maybe even a little vulnerability in how the figure just… is.
I see echoes of Egon Schiele and perhaps the theatricality of Baroque painting in this—figures twisting in space, light cutting across the body. But it’s also grounded in my ongoing exploration of real bodies and how we occupy space. It ties into my larger work documenting male form and identity, not as an ideal but as an expressive subject.
Details:
Original artwork in watercolor and crayon
Paper: 11 x 14 inches, Rives BFK heavyweight paper
Earth-tone palette: sienna, umber, gray, black
Signed and dated 2025
Ships flat, unframed
FREE SHIPPING
Shipping takes 3-4 Weeks
This ships from Round Lake Beach, Illinois. A suburb outside of Chicago.
I use UPS and sometimes US Post.
Title:
Dramatic Male Nude, 11x14" Watercolor & Crayon on Rives BFK by Kenney Mencher
Description:
This painting is one of the most dynamic figure studies I’ve made recently. It’s a nude male figure seen from below in a kind of wide, theatrical pose—legs spread, arms out, face thrown into half-light. The perspective is extreme, almost foreshortened, and that was very much on purpose. I wanted it to feel like the viewer is underneath the figure, almost caught off guard by his presence.
The materials are a mix of watercolor and black crayon on Rives BFK. I started with a rough graphite sketch, then built up tone with layered washes of sienna, gray, and umber to create a kind of earth-tone palette. I added the crayon on top to define the outlines and emphasize structure. The background is made of vertical brushstrokes that echo curtains or studio dividers—just enough to hold the space without distracting from the body.
The light is directional, almost theatrical, casting strong shadows and defining the musculature through chiaroscuro. But there’s also a looseness here. The washes aren’t overworked—they bleed and blend just enough to feel spontaneous. There’s something raw about it, and that’s part of the appeal. I think viewers might feel surprised or even amused by how bold the pose is, but it’s not played for laughs. There’s strength and maybe even a little vulnerability in how the figure just… is.
I see echoes of Egon Schiele and perhaps the theatricality of Baroque painting in this—figures twisting in space, light cutting across the body. But it’s also grounded in my ongoing exploration of real bodies and how we occupy space. It ties into my larger work documenting male form and identity, not as an ideal but as an expressive subject.
Details:
Original artwork in watercolor and crayon
Paper: 11 x 14 inches, Rives BFK heavyweight paper
Earth-tone palette: sienna, umber, gray, black
Signed and dated 2025
Ships flat, unframed
FREE SHIPPING
Shipping takes 3-4 Weeks
This ships from Round Lake Beach, Illinois. A suburb outside of Chicago.
I use UPS and sometimes US Post.
Title:
Dramatic Male Nude, 11x14" Watercolor & Crayon on Rives BFK by Kenney Mencher
Description:
This painting is one of the most dynamic figure studies I’ve made recently. It’s a nude male figure seen from below in a kind of wide, theatrical pose—legs spread, arms out, face thrown into half-light. The perspective is extreme, almost foreshortened, and that was very much on purpose. I wanted it to feel like the viewer is underneath the figure, almost caught off guard by his presence.
The materials are a mix of watercolor and black crayon on Rives BFK. I started with a rough graphite sketch, then built up tone with layered washes of sienna, gray, and umber to create a kind of earth-tone palette. I added the crayon on top to define the outlines and emphasize structure. The background is made of vertical brushstrokes that echo curtains or studio dividers—just enough to hold the space without distracting from the body.
The light is directional, almost theatrical, casting strong shadows and defining the musculature through chiaroscuro. But there’s also a looseness here. The washes aren’t overworked—they bleed and blend just enough to feel spontaneous. There’s something raw about it, and that’s part of the appeal. I think viewers might feel surprised or even amused by how bold the pose is, but it’s not played for laughs. There’s strength and maybe even a little vulnerability in how the figure just… is.
I see echoes of Egon Schiele and perhaps the theatricality of Baroque painting in this—figures twisting in space, light cutting across the body. But it’s also grounded in my ongoing exploration of real bodies and how we occupy space. It ties into my larger work documenting male form and identity, not as an ideal but as an expressive subject.
Details:
Original artwork in watercolor and crayon
Paper: 11 x 14 inches, Rives BFK heavyweight paper
Earth-tone palette: sienna, umber, gray, black
Signed and dated 2025
Ships flat, unframed
