Art Works by Gilberto Mello

(8.5" x 11") Graphite pencil and graphite powder on Arches watercolor paper. First experiment with this medium.

(8.5" x 11") Nitram and pencil charcoal and white charcoal on gray cardstock poster paper.

(9" x 12") Graphite and white charcoal on Strathmore gray paper.

(10" x 14") Live model study. Nitram charcoal and Conte pastel on Stonehenge paper.

(12" x 15") Graphite and Prismacolor pencil on Stonehenge paper.

(9" x 12") Graphite and white charcoal on gray Strathmore paper. Depiction of top view of the 10th century castle tower in Ghent, Belgium.

(21.5" x 15") Study of shroud, large piece set by north light window. Nitram, conte and white charcoals done on Fabriano paper gray-ed with charcoal powder diluted in mineral spirits.

Anatomic drawing of rib cage from human cadaver cast, side view. Graphite pencil.

Anatomic drawing of rib cage from human cadaver cast, front view. Graphite pencil.

Drawing of facial and skull muscles in side view. Sanguine, chalk and graphite.

Drawing of partial rib cage, shoulder girdle and humerus bones. Graphite and sanguine pencils

Drawing of skull showing frontal and upper facial bones - graphite and sanguine pencils.

Drawing skull, side view, sanguine pencil.

(9" x 8") Charcoal on Fabriano paper. Traditional atelier approach using sight-size technique.

(14" x 11") Study done on pastel paper - Nitran charcoal and white Conte crayon, colored with oil pigment diluted in mineral spirits.

(11" x 14") Graphite pencil and charcoal on tinted Pastel paper.