These are NOT Photos ! – Sketches by Tanya Musatenko

 

Sketches, in my opinion, are one of the most challenging mediums through which to channel one’s art. With nothing more than a slender stick of lead and charcoal, life has to be infused on the paper. With only the interplay between white and black, the myriad of emotions that the artist wants to express, must be given form.

So it is exceptionally refreshing whenever we come across an accomplished wielder if the modest pencil. Tanya Musatenko is one such artist. Her sketches present such vivid detail that they seem to rival black and white photographs taken by a modern camera.

This young artist from Ukraine has surely mastered the art of capturing the complex shades of life and rendering them skillfully on paper using only different types of pencils. The resulting works of art are awe inspiring. We hope to see more of her work in the future!