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Adria · Abbozzo

Adria · Abbozzo
abˈbɔttso · a sketch, outline, draft · 

I draw and paint people and places,

combining observational representation with expressive mark-making. My approach emphasizes process, using layering and iteration to search for form rather than locking it into place. I want the art to feel alive - embodying movement, space, and an unfolding moment in time.

I draw and paint people and places,

combining observational representation with expressive mark-making. My approach emphasizes process, using layering and iteration to search for form rather than locking it into place. I want the art to feel alive - embodying movement, space, and an unfolding moment in time.

THE FIGURA COLLECTION

Large-format figure drawings made while racing the timer and collecting charcoal smudges

Reclining Figure II

18"x24", charcoal

Figure, Foreshortened

18"x24", charcoal and graphite

Figure, Becoming (Blue Study)

18"x24", soft pastel

Seated Figure with Braid

18"x24", charcoal

Reclining Figure with Book

18"x24", charcoal

Seated Woman with Glasses

18"x24", charcoal and graphite

Seated Figure (Blue Study)

18"x24", soft pastel

Turning Figure

18"x24", charcoal

Reclining Figure (Blue Study)

18"x24", charcoal and soft pastel

Layered Figures

18"x24", charcoal

Residual Figures (Blue Study)

18"x24", soft pastel

The blocco collection

Small-scale graphite figure studies, straight from the sketchbook

Figure Resting II

15"x11.5", graphite

Study of "Maud DuPuy Darwin" by Cecilia Beaux, 1889

4.5"x5", graphite

Seated Figure II

11.5"x15", graphite

Seated Figure 1

11.5"x15", graphite

Figure Resting I

15"x11.5", graphite

Study of "Woman in Grecian Gown" by Thayer, 1894

5.5"x8", graphite

THE DISEGNO COLLECTION

Sketchbook observations, experiments, and the occasional happy accident with watercolors

The Witch House

5.5"x8". Watercolor, ink, and graphite.

A Home cooked meal

5.5"x8". Watercolor, ink, and graphite.

Rabbit

5.5"x8". Watercolor, ink, and graphite.

Dessert

5.5"x8". Watercolor, ink, and graphite.

Dessert II

5.5"x8". Watercolor, ink, and graphite.

Orchids

5.5"x8". Watercolor, ink, and graphite.

Man with hat

11.5"x15". Watercolor, ink, and graphite.

THE IMPASTO COLLECTION

Coming soon! Oil paint applied thick enough to leave small geological formations

THE IMPASTO COLLECTION

Coming soon! Oil paint applied thick enough to leave small geological formations
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