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Desperation Block  (Pencil)

   As he did with The Kick, the artist used a detailed pencil drawing as the underdrawing for the painting of Desperation Block.  It was done directly on the primed panel for the painting.  A series of transparent oil glazes allowed some of the original drawing to show through, maintaining much of the tonal relationships already established in the drawing.  Other areas were painted with opaque oils.  A limited print edition was published of the drawing prior to the artist's application of paints.