The Cologne Che

Coal doesn’t actually hold on canvas. The first challenge was to make the pictures stay on the canvas. What makes this technique special are the different shades and shadows that I create with the pencil. From close, one can see the detailed structures and levels. Only through this technique, do the portraits gain their intensity and expressivity. I work out the personality of the individual layer by layer. The difficulty is that one can’t correct errors in a pencil drawing. You can see it right away. That’s why I have to plan everything before and then try to implement this plan without error.