Sam I am.

**madhatter106** · February 29th, 2008, 10:41 PM

I like the quick figure studies. And the giant charcoal drawings - you get props just for tackling something that size in charcoal...

Normally I think snapshots with anyone who stands in front of their artwork are totally cheesey - but the ones you have with the charcoal drawing just give you a sense of the utter scale of them. Kudoes, keep up the good work!

**Retronym** · February 29th, 2008, 11:48 PM

You're on the right track man, keep going hard into this life stuff. It seems you're least comfortable/fluid when it comes to quickly throwing down a figure, so its good of you to plow into that!

**Samuel Gray** · March 3rd, 2008, 04:06 PM

Madhatter appreciate it man. I look extreme gay in those pictures but I wanted to give the viewer a sense of how big they were.

Retronym will do for sure. Thanks.

**Samuel Gray** · March 7th, 2008, 02:03 PM

Ok guys here are a few more!

sketchbook stuff.

fingerpaints. these are so hard to do.

I was inspired to do one of kent williams' drawings. http://www.kentwilliams.com/ found here.

here is my version done in conte charcoal pencils!

have a good day!

**Bl1zZ** · March 7th, 2008, 03:35 PM

Great stuff! Really

Keep posting

**Samuel Gray** · July 22nd, 2008, 03:20 PM

another digital illustration i did. long time not having something.

**Samuel Gray** · July 22nd, 2008, 03:35 PM

a picture i took while living in florida this summer.

**Samuel Gray** · December 8th, 2008, 12:35 PM

here is another 6 x 8 foot charcoal im doing. about 6 hours total work right now.

Φ · December 8th, 2008, 12:49 PM

wow! that´s big!! and its really dynamic! I really like that one!
overall this is a very good sketchbook! lovely drawings!
keep posing, I´ll keep watching
cheers

**Samuel Gray** · December 10th, 2008, 11:00 AM

bad picture but my angel finished

**Samuel Gray** · December 24th, 2008, 08:27 PM

Hey everyone here is some new stuff.

I used reference for the flower.

The abstract is like 2 feet tall and I just made that for my mother.

The abstract flower one I just made up. Its a bad picture but I put real rose petals in the flower area and used acrylics on both paintings. And that is was done for my girlfriend.

Cheers!

**Samuel Gray** · December 25th, 2008, 03:27 PM

lines.

**Samuel Gray** · December 26th, 2008, 03:12 PM

the treck.
around an hour messing around.

**Samuel Gray** · December 27th, 2008, 09:25 PM

hey guys just sketching in the sketchbook.

**Samuel Gray** · December 27th, 2008, 10:18 PM

some eyes.

**Samuel Gray** · December 28th, 2008, 08:11 PM

some stuff me and my girlfriend doodled.

**voxelfog** · December 28th, 2008, 08:30 PM

I really like those last two. It's awesome that you and your girlfriend sketch together.

**adammelo** · December 29th, 2008, 02:10 PM

Really like alot of your stuff, my favorite would have to be your ava, of the old man, and the work itself, i like how it improved from the doodle. Great stuff man. Im gonna keep an eye on ya.

Thanks for the crit earlier.

**Samuel Gray** · December 29th, 2008, 02:33 PM

voxelfog:
thanks man, she basically just sat there and said oh i like that and make it that color haha.

adammelo: it was a fun doodle to do man. keep up workin at it.

here is some work on heads. seeing what i can make up.

**Samuel Gray** · December 29th, 2008, 05:49 PM

trying out posemaniacs.com

**Samuel Gray** · December 29th, 2008, 06:10 PM

another torso. 13 min.

**Mischeviouslittleelf** · December 30th, 2008, 07:46 AM

Hey man! some real nice studies here, all I can say is that you should try and vary up some of those lines to add interest, also keep this up man!

-E

**Call0ps** · December 30th, 2008, 04:38 PM

nice studies! specially your b/w stuff. just keep it up.

just keep in mind that you dont need to add more the necessary, keep it simple. keep it up and have a happy new year matte

**danlambert** · December 31st, 2008, 08:28 AM

Your stuff is great, I especially like the mixed media pieces. I also admire that you are using so many different medium and techniques. But I won't be properly impressed until you charcoal the side of a building haha.
Great sketchbook

**Samuel Gray** · January 1st, 2009, 03:44 PM

Hey thanks for the comments guys!

someone for new years.

**Samuel Gray** · January 7th, 2009, 06:17 PM

here is a quickie abstract

**Samuel Gray** · January 7th, 2009, 11:24 PM

quickie i did

**a la bapsi** · January 10th, 2009, 03:21 AM

those large scale charcoals are incredible. O____o

**Samuel Gray** · January 10th, 2009, 03:27 AM

thanks bapsi. here is a quick self portrait. its really bad. but i am going to start doing some more of these.

**Uneven Steven** · January 20th, 2009, 12:22 PM

Hey Samuel,
As everyone else has said great work. Looks like your putting in the time (inspirational). If I can offer my opinion...I read somewhere that you have drawn a lot in the past from photographs. I think you can help out your figure drawings a bit by bringing in a anatomy book while you draw. You can work on focusing attention to specific parts of the body.This will help you to articulate bone, muscle, and fat more accurately. You can achieve that high level of finish just like your portrait work (i know the life drawing sessions have way less time)! It seems like the line to you figures is a little flat, try to emphasize the volumetric and structural elements of the body. I better understanding of anatomical structure will help a great deal.

I hope this helps and continue to pour your heart into your work!
Congrats on the effort.