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This ships from Round Lake Beach, Illinois. A suburb outside of Chicago. I use UPS and sometimes US Post.
This one’s called Hot French Fry. It’s 11x14 inches, drawn in black and white crayon on a warm tan-colored cotton paper. I made it in 2025, and yeah—the title’s a little tongue-in-cheek. It’s a mix of admiration and playfulness, which kind of sums up the feeling I had when I was working on it.
I drew this with lightfast black and white crayons instead of pencil or charcoal because they’re more durable and don’t smudge as much. Plus, they show up beautifully on toned paper. The paper itself is thick, high-quality cotton—something usually used for printmaking—so it has a rich, toothy surface that really grabs the crayon.
The subject is a young woman with long hair, resting her head on her hand in a casual, slightly glam pose. Her sweater is all vertical black strokes, almost like a screen of shadow, and the background is filled with a repeating floral pattern drawn loosely but rhythmically in white. The pose is naturalistic—nothing exaggerated—but I did stylize the textures and shapes. The hair has big arcs and directional lines, and the pattern behind her is deliberately simple and graphic to create a contrast.
Stylistically, this lives in that in-between zone—somewhere between naturalism and stylization. The proportions are right, the face is carefully modeled with highlights and shading, but the rest is more interpretive. The floral wallpaper is pure invention—more decorative than representational—and helps flatten the space around her in a way that keeps the drawing playful.
The composition is asymmetrical, with the figure placed slightly off-center. Her tilted head and angled arms create movement, while the regular pattern of the wallpaper gives the whole thing rhythm and balance. There's a soft tension between figure and background that gives it a kind of retro-cinematic vibe.
It’s not part of my usual queer-focused or political work, but it still fits within my broader interest in personality, fashion, and the visual culture of nostalgia. Like a lot of my Fresh Finds pieces, this was more about playing with technique and letting the figure tell a quiet story on its own terms.
Details
Title: Hot French Fry
Medium: Black and white crayon on tan cotton paper
Size: 11 x 14 inches
Year: 2025
Unframed
Signed and dated lower right
Ships flat with archival sleeve and backing
Original drawing—not a print
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.
This one’s called Hot French Fry. It’s 11x14 inches, drawn in black and white crayon on a warm tan-colored cotton paper. I made it in 2025, and yeah—the title’s a little tongue-in-cheek. It’s a mix of admiration and playfulness, which kind of sums up the feeling I had when I was working on it.
I drew this with lightfast black and white crayons instead of pencil or charcoal because they’re more durable and don’t smudge as much. Plus, they show up beautifully on toned paper. The paper itself is thick, high-quality cotton—something usually used for printmaking—so it has a rich, toothy surface that really grabs the crayon.
The subject is a young woman with long hair, resting her head on her hand in a casual, slightly glam pose. Her sweater is all vertical black strokes, almost like a screen of shadow, and the background is filled with a repeating floral pattern drawn loosely but rhythmically in white. The pose is naturalistic—nothing exaggerated—but I did stylize the textures and shapes. The hair has big arcs and directional lines, and the pattern behind her is deliberately simple and graphic to create a contrast.
Stylistically, this lives in that in-between zone—somewhere between naturalism and stylization. The proportions are right, the face is carefully modeled with highlights and shading, but the rest is more interpretive. The floral wallpaper is pure invention—more decorative than representational—and helps flatten the space around her in a way that keeps the drawing playful.
The composition is asymmetrical, with the figure placed slightly off-center. Her tilted head and angled arms create movement, while the regular pattern of the wallpaper gives the whole thing rhythm and balance. There's a soft tension between figure and background that gives it a kind of retro-cinematic vibe.
It’s not part of my usual queer-focused or political work, but it still fits within my broader interest in personality, fashion, and the visual culture of nostalgia. Like a lot of my Fresh Finds pieces, this was more about playing with technique and letting the figure tell a quiet story on its own terms.
Details
Title: Hot French Fry
Medium: Black and white crayon on tan cotton paper
Size: 11 x 14 inches
Year: 2025
Unframed
Signed and dated lower right
Ships flat with archival sleeve and backing
Original drawing—not a print
