Male Nude Figure, 11x14" Crayon Drawing on Gray Rives BFK by Kenney Mencher
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Title:
Male Nude Figure, 11x14" Crayon Drawing on Gray Rives BFK by Kenney Mencher
Description:
This is a recent crayon drawing from 2025, built on years of drawing the male figure from life. The pose is simple—just a standing man with his hands resting on his back—but the focus here was on light and volume. I was working on gray Rives BFK, which gave me the chance to use white crayon to really pop the highlights and push the shadows deep with black. The figure emerges from the paper with a kind of sculptural presence.
The texture is soft and almost velvety, especially in the transitions between light and shadow. I shaded it with the side of the crayon in some places to build up large masses, and then I used the tip for the sharp contours. The striping in the background is loosely brushed in to echo classical studio curtains, which also helps isolate the figure and focus the eye.
I’ve always been drawn to how artists like Michelangelo and later academic figure painters understood muscle and gesture, but I also want to soften that with something more human and vulnerable. I’m not trying to idealize the body—I want the viewer to see something real and immediate. The drawing doesn’t explain anything or tell a story directly, but it captures a kind of quiet power, maybe even contemplation.
To me, this connects to the long tradition of life drawing and classical studies—think about the way Sargent, Ingres, or even Diebenkorn approached the nude—not just as anatomy, but as design. There’s a kind of rhythm in the way the form locks together, and I hope viewers feel that without needing any explanation.
Details:
Original crayon drawing on gray Rives BFK
11 x 14 inches
Signed and dated 2025
Unframed
Shipped flat in archival packaging
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:
Male Nude Figure, 11x14" Crayon Drawing on Gray Rives BFK by Kenney Mencher
Description:
This is a recent crayon drawing from 2025, built on years of drawing the male figure from life. The pose is simple—just a standing man with his hands resting on his back—but the focus here was on light and volume. I was working on gray Rives BFK, which gave me the chance to use white crayon to really pop the highlights and push the shadows deep with black. The figure emerges from the paper with a kind of sculptural presence.
The texture is soft and almost velvety, especially in the transitions between light and shadow. I shaded it with the side of the crayon in some places to build up large masses, and then I used the tip for the sharp contours. The striping in the background is loosely brushed in to echo classical studio curtains, which also helps isolate the figure and focus the eye.
I’ve always been drawn to how artists like Michelangelo and later academic figure painters understood muscle and gesture, but I also want to soften that with something more human and vulnerable. I’m not trying to idealize the body—I want the viewer to see something real and immediate. The drawing doesn’t explain anything or tell a story directly, but it captures a kind of quiet power, maybe even contemplation.
To me, this connects to the long tradition of life drawing and classical studies—think about the way Sargent, Ingres, or even Diebenkorn approached the nude—not just as anatomy, but as design. There’s a kind of rhythm in the way the form locks together, and I hope viewers feel that without needing any explanation.
Details:
Original crayon drawing on gray Rives BFK
11 x 14 inches
Signed and dated 2025
Unframed
Shipped flat in archival packaging
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:
Male Nude Figure, 11x14" Crayon Drawing on Gray Rives BFK by Kenney Mencher
Description:
This is a recent crayon drawing from 2025, built on years of drawing the male figure from life. The pose is simple—just a standing man with his hands resting on his back—but the focus here was on light and volume. I was working on gray Rives BFK, which gave me the chance to use white crayon to really pop the highlights and push the shadows deep with black. The figure emerges from the paper with a kind of sculptural presence.
The texture is soft and almost velvety, especially in the transitions between light and shadow. I shaded it with the side of the crayon in some places to build up large masses, and then I used the tip for the sharp contours. The striping in the background is loosely brushed in to echo classical studio curtains, which also helps isolate the figure and focus the eye.
I’ve always been drawn to how artists like Michelangelo and later academic figure painters understood muscle and gesture, but I also want to soften that with something more human and vulnerable. I’m not trying to idealize the body—I want the viewer to see something real and immediate. The drawing doesn’t explain anything or tell a story directly, but it captures a kind of quiet power, maybe even contemplation.
To me, this connects to the long tradition of life drawing and classical studies—think about the way Sargent, Ingres, or even Diebenkorn approached the nude—not just as anatomy, but as design. There’s a kind of rhythm in the way the form locks together, and I hope viewers feel that without needing any explanation.
Details:
Original crayon drawing on gray Rives BFK
11 x 14 inches
Signed and dated 2025
Unframed
Shipped flat in archival packaging
