These are drawings and paintings of abstract faces. The 9″x12″ artworks use black and white colors from a variety of mediums, including Pens, Paint Pens, Watercolors, Oil Pastels, Markers, and Acrylic Paint. Each artwork has multiple layers of medium which adds depth to the faces. Alternating patterns of light and dark values resemble highlights and shadows. I drew them based on subtleties in the emotions of anger, despondence, frustration, empathy, and a bit of hope.

































































































7 responses so far ↓
1 Ruff // Nov 16, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Sounds like someone needs some WoW!?! Nice Faces Mikal!
2 MDE-ART.com // Nov 16, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Haha, thanks Ruff!!
3 dave // Dec 7, 2008 at 11:46 am
dude i love these so much…. out of curiosity what kind of markers and pens do you use? could u send me an email or just comment back thanks man…. i just love these though they have inspired me greatly
4 MDE-ART.com // Dec 7, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Hi dave,
Thanks for your compliments and interest in my work!
I used a few different kinds of mediums, mostly varying widths of Sharpie®, occasionally Prismacolor®, but there is also some Crayola® oil pastels and watercolors.
~Michael
5 India Abstract Paintings // Mar 9, 2009 at 6:11 am
Hello,
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6 MDE-ART.com // Mar 14, 2009 at 11:08 am
Thank you India Abstract Paintings.
7 gladys // Sep 29, 2011 at 4:01 am
these drawings and painting are quite interesting. I’m on my way to learning how to do this
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