This is a self-portrait in graphite and white crayon from some years ago, when I still had a beard. I was inspired to make this drawing after looking at some abstract paintings by Richard Pousette-Dart. In these particular paintings, Pousette-Dart had combined white paint with ghostly gray pencil marks that produced a beautiful, mysterious effect. I am not an abstractionist, but I wanted to emulate Pousette-Dart's effects, so I did the expedient thing and drew myself in soft graphite. I then rubbed over the graphite with white wax crayon. The effect is nothing like Pousette-Dart's, but I like it pretty well.
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