Sciences Participating with Arts & Culture in Education

Charcoal and pastel pencils.

Desk with drawing materials.

Photo #1 of butterfly maquette made from paper, wire, glue, wood and staples.

Photo #2 of butterfly maquette.

Photo #3 of butterfly maquette.

Photo #4 of butterfly maquette.

Photo #5 of butterfly maquette.

Rough sketch #1 in graphite pencil.

Rough sketch #2 with dark overlay.

Rough sketch #3 with some dark overlay removed to explore lighting possibilities.

Rough sketch #4 with a shaft of light.

Preparing for a photo session by inserting a portal in a piece of cardboard using a cheap oval picture frame and wallpaper.

The woman posing is Nalo Bruce. I made a series of photo studies to serve as visual reference material for the drawing.

Butterfly maquette digital manipulation.

Digital collage.

Digital collage midway to completion.

Digital collage  completed.

Butterfly

Butterfly

Beginning the charcoal drawing with light acrylic undercoats and rubbed-on charcoal.

Charcoal drawing, intermediate stage

Charcoal drawing with butterfly maquette

Detail of the drawing.

Detail and finished piece.

Closer detail of the finished piece.