Male Torso Front View, 11x14" Crayon Drawing on Gray Rives BFK by Kenney Mencher
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Title:
Male Torso Front View, 11x14" Crayon Drawing on Gray Rives BFK by Kenney Mencher
Description:
This drawing is part of a recent figure series exploring masculinity and the human body with directness and clarity. It's a front view of a nude male torso and lower body, rendered in black and white crayon on warm gray Rives BFK. The goal wasn't shock—it was honesty. I approached this like a classical life study, with a focus on form, weight, and how light wraps the figure.
The cross-hatching brings a kind of sculptural energy to the drawing—almost like carved lines. I used the side of the crayon for tone and built up shadows with layered strokes, then pushed the highlights with white crayon. The light catches along the ridges of the abs and the top of the thigh, creating a strong chiaroscuro effect. The towel hanging off to the left adds a casual, lived-in feel—like we just walked into a locker room or a studio setting.
This isn’t idealized. It’s not about youth or perfection—it’s about presence. There’s a quiet defiance to standing like this, unguarded, and that openness is part of what I was trying to get at. You can see echoes of classical sculpture here—think of Michelangelo or the intense anatomical focus of Renaissance studies—but I filtered it through my own mark-making. It also shares something with the work of Egon Schiele or Lucian Freud in its unflinching directness.
As with all my figure work, it comes from years of drawing from life and thinking about how bodies carry stories without words. This drawing might resonate with collectors who value raw, observational art and classical techniques with a modern edge.
Details:
Original crayon drawing on gray Rives BFK
11 x 14 inches
Signed and dated 2025
Unframed
Ships flat and well protected 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 Torso Front View, 11x14" Crayon Drawing on Gray Rives BFK by Kenney Mencher
Description:
This drawing is part of a recent figure series exploring masculinity and the human body with directness and clarity. It's a front view of a nude male torso and lower body, rendered in black and white crayon on warm gray Rives BFK. The goal wasn't shock—it was honesty. I approached this like a classical life study, with a focus on form, weight, and how light wraps the figure.
The cross-hatching brings a kind of sculptural energy to the drawing—almost like carved lines. I used the side of the crayon for tone and built up shadows with layered strokes, then pushed the highlights with white crayon. The light catches along the ridges of the abs and the top of the thigh, creating a strong chiaroscuro effect. The towel hanging off to the left adds a casual, lived-in feel—like we just walked into a locker room or a studio setting.
This isn’t idealized. It’s not about youth or perfection—it’s about presence. There’s a quiet defiance to standing like this, unguarded, and that openness is part of what I was trying to get at. You can see echoes of classical sculpture here—think of Michelangelo or the intense anatomical focus of Renaissance studies—but I filtered it through my own mark-making. It also shares something with the work of Egon Schiele or Lucian Freud in its unflinching directness.
As with all my figure work, it comes from years of drawing from life and thinking about how bodies carry stories without words. This drawing might resonate with collectors who value raw, observational art and classical techniques with a modern edge.
Details:
Original crayon drawing on gray Rives BFK
11 x 14 inches
Signed and dated 2025
Unframed
Ships flat and well protected 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 Torso Front View, 11x14" Crayon Drawing on Gray Rives BFK by Kenney Mencher
Description:
This drawing is part of a recent figure series exploring masculinity and the human body with directness and clarity. It's a front view of a nude male torso and lower body, rendered in black and white crayon on warm gray Rives BFK. The goal wasn't shock—it was honesty. I approached this like a classical life study, with a focus on form, weight, and how light wraps the figure.
The cross-hatching brings a kind of sculptural energy to the drawing—almost like carved lines. I used the side of the crayon for tone and built up shadows with layered strokes, then pushed the highlights with white crayon. The light catches along the ridges of the abs and the top of the thigh, creating a strong chiaroscuro effect. The towel hanging off to the left adds a casual, lived-in feel—like we just walked into a locker room or a studio setting.
This isn’t idealized. It’s not about youth or perfection—it’s about presence. There’s a quiet defiance to standing like this, unguarded, and that openness is part of what I was trying to get at. You can see echoes of classical sculpture here—think of Michelangelo or the intense anatomical focus of Renaissance studies—but I filtered it through my own mark-making. It also shares something with the work of Egon Schiele or Lucian Freud in its unflinching directness.
As with all my figure work, it comes from years of drawing from life and thinking about how bodies carry stories without words. This drawing might resonate with collectors who value raw, observational art and classical techniques with a modern edge.
Details:
Original crayon drawing on gray Rives BFK
11 x 14 inches
Signed and dated 2025
Unframed
Ships flat and well protected in archival packaging
