A N N C O N N E L LY F I N E A R T EDWARD PRAMUK
Figurative Drawing Retrospective
Standing Model Charcoal on Paper, 25.5x19 EP317
Standing Model “This is an experiment in cropping the figure while observing her from the back. Having her hold on to a prop creates a connection from her facial gaze to her hands, which produces dramatic effect.� - Edward Pramuk
Kit Hathaway (American Poet) Charcoal on Paper, 30x22 EP298
Nude in Bed Charcoal on Paper, 26x20 EP294
“My medium of choice is charcoal. I like the way it responds to my use of quick linear gestures to build lively forms on the page. It can be manipulated into tonal shading with ease. I use contour lines as I scan the figure. Drawing faster than you can think, produces fresh energy. I work standing up with paper on a drawing board on an easel.� -Edward Pramuk
Circe Charcoal on Paper, 26x20 EP292
Regina in Chair Charcoal on Paper, 26x19 EP297
Regina in Chair Art student Regina Tuzzolino posed for this and many other drawings. It was made in Edward Pramuk’s home studio during an evening drawing session which included art school faculty and graduate students.
“My figurative drawings rely on several sources. Most are derived from posed nude models with the weight of art history always in mind. Some are done from memory, and at times, I relied on literary or mythological narratives to generate images.� - Edward Pramuk
Regina Asleep Charcoal on Paper, 26x19 EP291
Circe’s Mother Charcoal on Paper, 30x22 EP295
Circe and Her Dog Charcoal on Paper, 22x16 EP293
Muse Charcoal on Paper, 26.5x19 EP311
Muse This portrait is made with home-made charcoal which results in shades from black to umber. It is a memory image using no live model.
Muse II A mixture of compressed charcoal and vine charcoal produces the rich tonality of this memory-portrait. Edges are diffused and a slow lighting effect send a dark message.
Muse II Charcoal on Paper, 25.5x19 EP312
Victoria Charcoal on Paper, 26x20 EP313
Victoria “This is made from a pose by a model in the LSU School of Art life drawing classes. I made this drawing while the students made their own.� -Edward Pramuk
Muse IV “This portrait study from memory relies on the model having her eyes closed. It breaks the convention of most frontal portraiture in which the subject confronts the viewer with open eyes. In this image an aura of introspection rules. It is one of the most calm portraits I ever made.� -Edward Pramuk
Muse IV Charcoal on Paper, 26x20 EP314
Self Portrait Charcoal on Archival Paper, 22x19 EP299
“The longer you look at a subject, the more it changes. I want my drawings to contain the best I can bring to the subject with whatever skills I need to make a statement. Drawing faster than you can think, produces fresh energy. Inventing images that contain an emotional charge is the goal of my work.� -Edward Pramuk
Gesture Study This is a free-wheeling exercise with the model. Instead of simply holding a pose, the model is allowed to move from side to side. A sequence of gesture lines results to produce dynamic effect.
Gesture Study Charcoal on Paper, 23.5x18 EP316
Model with Flip Flop Charcoal on Paper, 22x15 EP328
Model with Flip Flop “Pencil is an excellent tool to make contour drawings. Contour drawing is a very slow way of working, but it is an excellent way to describe the volumes of the body. After a very long pose, I noticed the single dangling flip-flop. I decided to feature it in order to maintain the precarious tension it creates.� -Edward Pramuk
Regina at Rest “Long poses during life drawing sessions are usually recumbent ones, with this one in soft lounge chair covered in stiped fabric. As time wore on, I noted that Regina fell asleep. I focused on her face and mass of hair which slipped into a strong diagonal shape. The stripes of the pillow cradling her head added a decorative touch.� -Edward Pramuk
Regina at Rest Charcoal on Paper, 25.5x19 EP318
Regina Charcoal on Paper, 26.5x19 EP319
Regina “Regina is awake here and upright in profile. I like the way the mass of her head and hair are perched on the simple outline of her torso and shoulder reduced to contour lines. That strategy appeared in the drawing process and was not planned.� -Edward Pramuk
Artist Painting Landscape with Horse “I sketched this during an LSU School of Art landscape painting field trip along Highland Road near the interstate. A horse wandered into view as the students setup their easels to paint. I love this moment.� -Edward Pramuk
Artist Painting Landscape with Horse Charcoal on Paper, 20x26 EP320
Muse V Charcoal on Paper, 25.5x19 EP321
Muse V “This portrait study is of no one in particular. I simply start to move the charcoal into an oval shape and attempt to create a personage from my imagination. This “person” looks familiar to me, but I cannot name her.” -Edward Pramuk
Regina Reclining “I drew this from a low point of view, sitting down on the floor near Regina’s feet. I like the way the body occupies a diagonal slope, something like a hillside landscape.” -Edward Pramuk
Regina Reclining Charcoal on Paper, 26.5x19 EP322
Push Ups Charcoal on Paper, 23.5x18 EP323
Push Ups “I asked the model to do a series of athletic poses. I made quick gesture drawings of each. This one is my favorite.� -Edward Pramuk
Circe in the Evening “This drawing is one of many done in preparation for a series of paintings based on the mythological goddess, Circe, completed in 1983. No model was used. I simply made up what I thought a beautiful and young goddess might look like. The suggestion that she is seen in the evening comes from her attempt to gather a gossamer chemise around her.� -Edward Pramuk
Circe in the Evening Charcoal on Paper, 26x19 EP309
Muse with Veil Charcoal on Paper, 26x19 EP310
Muse with Veil This is another “made up” portrait completed with a seductive veil. It followed close on the “Circe in Louisiana” works, but has no narrative theme.
Model at Rest “I searched for a way to energize the lassitude in this pose. I used very thick charcoal which sent me down an expressionist path to produce this bold image.� -Edward Pramuk
Model at Rest Charcoal on Paper, 19x25.5 EP324
Stressed Model Charcoal on Paper, 20x26.5 EP325
Stressed Model “I suggested that the model take an extreme pose which angled her torso into what looked like an archer’s bow stretched taut. A very eccentric drawing for me.� -Edward Pramuk
Model with Hat This is an example of posing a figure within a still life setup. The figure is just one shape among many. The influence of French painting animates this piece.
Model with Hat Charcoal on Paper, 18x23.5 EP326
Seated Model with Boots Charcoal on Paper, 26x19 EP327
Seated Model with Boots “It was Winter in Baton Rouge. I recall the model assigned to an advanced figure drawing class, showing up wearing high black boots. I asked her to keep them on for the session. She pulled one leg up into the chair as she took her pose. There is a touch of the Buddha in this image.� -Edward Pramuk
Regina in Chair “Art student Regina Tuzzolino posed for this and many other drawings. It was made in my home studio during an evening drawing session which included art school faculty and graduate students.� -Edward Pramuk
Regina in Chair Charcoal on Paper, 26x19 EP315
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