A Poem of UnEquality

(multimedia illustration; by Darryl Z. Oates)

I made this illustration for a image for a poem I wrote called when eagles fly
I use magic marker, ink, pen, pastel, and the computer.
When Eagles Fly

Epressive Art Sketches and Drawings

Practice and play makes perfect or just something closer to it and sometimes new discoveries are made along the way. Right now I don't have a lot of time to put in creating like I want, "such is life", but I do attend figure drawing sessions which I've done for many years after leaving college. It helps by sharpening mind and eye hand coordination. After reviewing the many many figure drawings I've made I've discovered there are a series of drawings that are stylized and a montage of expression.    
        Like the discovery by abstract artist  Jackson Pollock and his famed abstract series created accidentally by letting paint drip from his brush to his canvas and accepting it I decided to accepted it as a spontaneous and exciting cerebral play of expressive work. Below is my expressive series of work of unfinished figures on top of figures.

 (charcoal drawings by Darryl Z. Oates)
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A Primal Love Poem

I decided to write poems for a few figure drawings below is one;

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Good Time at the Pound House

Once in while I'll go out to, music concerts, poetry readings, etc and draw quick pin and ink sketches of whats going on. Posted below is a few sketches from a Wednesday evening concert series held in West Hartford's Elizabeth park in the evenings. These were done a year before. I remember the event because it rained and had to be move to the pond house. I managed to find a seat in a packed house. Local R&B singer latanya farrell was singing and once the band started to play for a while people started to groove. Below are sketches of an older woman who let her inhibitions fly in the wind as she grooved, the band, and the man who she inspired to get up and dance with her.

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