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Graphite, charcoal, ink, and colored pencil — landscapes, tree studies, apartment / interior studies, figures, classroom / observational studies (including object studies: buckets, lightbulb, bag, fan, hands), footwear, fabric studies (towels, pillows & blankets), and on-location sketches (including one drawn on the back of a receipt).

Landscapes

Pencil sketch of a road receding into the distance with trees and poles

Road / path study (graphite).

Pencil sketch labeled San Diego Ca, pier or bridge with small airplane

San Diego, CA — pier / coastal study (graphite).

Pencil sketch labeled San Diego Co with hills and teardrop trees

San Diego Co. — hills and trees (graphite).

Colored pencil sketch labeled San Diego Co with green foliage

San Diego Co. — park / outdoor color study (colored pencil).

Pencil sketch labeled night showing street, fence, trees, and poles

Night — street and fence study (graphite).

Trees

Ink sketch of a dense evergreen tree beside a slender sapling on lightly indicated ground

Evergreen and sapling (ink).

Graphite sketch of gnarled, twisted tree trunks with cross-hatched shading in a rough landscape

Gnarled trees / landscape (graphite).

Graphite sketch of trees and utility poles with wires stretching across the landscape

Trees and utility lines (graphite).

Ink sketch of a tall slender tree and a fuller leafy tree on a slope, with artist signature at lower right

Two trees — signed (ink).

Graphite sketch of two young slender trees with sparse curly foliage standing side by side

Two slender trees (graphite).

Apartment

Ink sketch of receding apartment doorways in perspective along a corridor

Apartment — receding doorways (ink).

Ink sketch of an apartment hallway with console table and lamp, signed Moses

Apartment — hallway and console with lamp (ink; signed Moses).

Ink sketch of an apartment room with a window and interior furnishings

Apartment — room with window (ink).

Graphite sketch of an apartment bathroom interior

Apartment — bathroom (graphite).

Graphite sketch of Santa Rita street corner viewed from the apartment

From the apartment — Santa Rita street corner (graphite).

Figures

Charcoal sketch of Paul on the road to Damascus with horses and figures in light

Paul on the road to Damascus (graphite / charcoal).

Pencil sketch of the Good Samaritan tending an injured man while another figure walks away

The Good Samaritan (graphite).

Expressive pencil interior with converging perspective and figure

Interior / perspective study (graphite).

Graphite anatomical study of a flexed arm with detailed musculature

Arm study (graphite).

Graphite sketch of a hooded bearded man in a dark jacket

Hooded figure with beard (graphite).

Classroom & studies

Pencil sketch of a college classroom with worktables and chalkboard

College classroom (graphite).

Pencil sketch of a graphing calculator, labeled a classroom morning

A classroom morning — graphing calculator (graphite).

Ink sketch of a telescope on a tripod

Telescope on tripod (ink).

Graphite sketch of two buckets sitting on a tray

Two buckets on a tray (graphite).

Graphite study of a galvanized metal bucket

Galvanized bucket study (graphite).

Graphite sketch of a hanging lightbulb with filament and threaded base

Lightbulb (graphite).

Graphite sketch of a quilted GAP bag with straps and buckle

Quilted bag — GAP (graphite).

Graphite sketch of a pedestal fan with handwritten note reading La Cagué

Pedestal fan — note “La Cagué” (graphite).

Graphite hand studies overlaid on a sketch of a nightstand with lamp

Hand studies over nightstand (graphite).

Footwear

Graphite sketch of a pair of sneakers, signed Moses Olson

Sneakers (graphite; signed Moses Olson).

Graphite sketch of a pair of slides / sandals

Slides (graphite).

Towels, pillows & blankets

Graphite sketch of pillows and blankets in soft folds

Pillows and blankets (graphite).

Ink sketch of crumpled cloth or towel, signed Moses

Crumpled cloth / towel study (ink; signed Moses).

Graphite sketch of fabric folds with note reading cold play

Fabric folds — note “cold play” (graphite).

Graphite sketch of a sweatshirt labeled Mi sudadera

Mi sudadera — sweatshirt study (graphite).

Quick graphite sketch of draped fabric, two-minute study

2 min sketch — draped fabric (graphite).

Graphite sketch of a fabric pile beside a tablet or screen

Fabric pile with tablet / screen (graphite).

On location

Ink sketch of a restaurant interior drawn on the back of lined receipt paper, with tables, chairs, windows, and an EXIT sign; signed Moses

Restaurant interior, drawn on the back of a receipt (ink; signed Moses).

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