Artist Carmen Verdi presents a collection of portraiture and landscape drawings created with incredible complexity. View more by visiting his website.
“From a Distance” pencil, 16” X 20”
I was born into a military family at Fort Dix, New Jersey in the spring of 1968. After moving around a lot, we settled in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the late ’70s.
“Love Affair” pencil and charcoal, 8” x 10”
This is when I found that drawing made me happy. I drew from comic books, and although I never won, I always entered sketches into the art competitions for kids in the TV guide. This was the last time I drew.
“A Peaceful Place” pencil, 8” x 10”
After high school and the military, I started drawing again in 2005 when I worked as a groundskeeper for a local golf course. I would sit at the break table in the morning and sketch from the newspaper or magazines in the clubhouse.
“A New Beginning” pencil and charcoal, 8” X 10”
This would start the idea of drawing for the rest of my life. My first art exhibit would be at the golf course. I drew sports figures like Babe Ruth, Mark Martin, and others and hung them on a wall in the pro shop, but they never sold.
“Reality” pencil, 16” x 20”
My first art show in Nashua, New Hampshire was in 2014. I didn’t have many drawings then, but I displayed what I had and sold a couple. That was all I needed to spark the desire and motivation to create more art and show my work to the public.
“Intellectual Morning” pencil, 8” x 10”
I continued to draw for sanity and taught myself to draw better. Then I developed a technique I call Linellism. I use thousands of vertical and horizontal pencil lines on paper to create believable and detailed drawings. I do not crosshatch or blend the lines in my work; I make a mark and leave it.
“Isolated” pencil, 7” x 7”
Since then, I have displayed my work throughout New England, Connecticut, New York, and Cincinnati, where I won the Emerging Artist of the Year award in 2022.
“Cana of Galilee” pencil and charcoal, 8” X 10”
I have a studio/gallery in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is open to the public. I have collectors of my work now and thousands of fans. I would never have made it this far without the loving support and loyal fans!
“The Never-Ending Goodbye” pencil, 8” X 10”
My art is a story I share through ideas, inspirations, and thousands of pencil lines.
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