The Black Drawings were begun around the same time as the poker card works. While not actually three-dimensional, I wanted these drawings to have the physicality and presence of an object. So, I caked the paper surface with grease pencil and carved into it with a printmaker's gouge to reveal the white layer underneath. Most of the works have an irregular, non-rectilinear shape that pokes fun at the idea of illusion in traditional life drawing.
![Broken Mirror The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/172.jpg?1593814075)
Broken Mirror
2015
China marker on cut and incised paper
10 x 8 inches
![Broken Men's Room Mirror (for Patrick Caulfield) The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/194.jpg?1593814099)
Broken Men's Room Mirror (for Patrick Caulfield)
2015
China marker on cut and incised paper
8 x 10 inches
![Broken Bulb The Black Drawings oil pastel on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/199.jpg?1593814120)
Broken Bulb
2015
oil pastel on cut and incised paper
10 x 8 inches
![Board Through Mirror The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/174.jpg?1593814138)
Board Through Mirror
2015
China marker on cut and incised paper
8 x 10 inches
![2x4s and Oval Mirror The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/198.jpg?1593814165)
2x4s and Oval Mirror
2015
China marker on cut and incised paper
10 x 8 inches
![Mouse Hole The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/191.jpg?1593814184)
Mouse Hole
2015
China marker on cut and incised paper
10 x 8 inches
![Post No Bills The Black Drawings oil pastel on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/190.jpg?1593814201)
Post No Bills
2015
oil pastel on cut and incised paper
8 x 10 inches
![Frenchy's El Morocco Number 2 The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/189.jpg?1593814223)
Frenchy's El Morocco Number 2
2015
China marker on cut and incised paper
10 x 8 inches
![Frenchy's El Morocco Number 1 The Black Drawings oil pastel on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/188.jpg?1593815582)
Frenchy's El Morocco Number 1
2015
oil pastel on cut and incised paper
10 x 8 inches
![Back Nine The Black Drawings oil pastel on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/187.jpg?1593815607)
Back Nine
2015
oil pastel on cut and incised paper
8 x 10 inches
![Fences & Endless Column The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/177.jpg?1593815630)
Fences & Endless Column
2015
China marker on cut and incised paper
10 x 8 inches
![Balancing Act The Black Drawings oil pastel on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/186.jpg?1593814325)
Balancing Act
2015
oil pastel on cut and incised paper
10 x 8 inches
![Smoke & Lattice The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/179.jpg?1593814340)
Smoke & Lattice
2015
China marker on cut and incised paper
10 x 8 inches
![Polaroids on Table The Black Drawings oil pastel on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/197.jpg?1593814370)
Polaroids on Table
2015
oil pastel on cut and incised paper
8 x 10 inches
![Oui! The Black Drawings oil pastel on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/195.jpg?1593814390)
Oui!
2015
oil pastel on cut and incised paper
8 x 10 inches
![Card House The Black Drawings oil pastel on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/193.jpg?1593814410)
Card House
2015
oil pastel on cut and incised paper
8 x 10 inches
![Empty Frame The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/176.jpg?1593814427)
Empty Frame
2015
China marker on cut and incised paper
8 x 10 inches
![Dressing Screen The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/173.jpg?1593814448)
Dressing Screen
2015
China marker on cut and incised paper
8 x 10 inches
![Untitled The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper collage](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/171.jpg?1442852525)
Untitled
2014
China marker on cut and incised paper collage
4 x 6 inches
![Untitled The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper collage](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/170.jpg?1593814479)
Untitled
2014
China marker on cut and incised paper collage
6 x 4 inches
![Untitled The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper collage](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/168.jpg?1593814498)
Untitled
2014
China marker on cut and incised paper collage
6 x 4 inches
![Untitled The Black Drawings China marker on cut and incised paper collage](//d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/michaela/big/165.jpg?1593814927)
Untitled
2014
China marker on cut and incised paper collage
4 x 6 inches