Drawings | Artwork by Karl Gude

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Artwork by Karl Gude

I am an artist and information designer. This archive showcases many of my paintings, illustrations, drawings, prints, cartoons, and information graphics.

Drawings

I am an avid sketch artist and enjoy drawing people, landscapes, still life's from life using graphite pencil and ink.

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Dorsey sleeping in the hospitals (2012)

Drawn while Dorsey was recovering from minor surgery. Graphite on paper

Tree at Our Campsite (2021)

Graphite on paper

Rock Hill (2014)

Outside Denver, Marker pen

Viking Village Resort, Adirondacks (2014)

Pen and Ink

This Sketch Is Garbage! (2021)

Marker and color pencil

Green Bike (2020)

Pen and ink, watercolor

Hospital Waiting Room During Covid (2020)

Charcoal pencil

Dorsey on Couch iWth Glasses (2015)

Dorsey on Couch iWth Glasses (2015)

Texting on the couch. Michigan. Pen and ink

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DorseyPosing Asleep

Drawn for Newsweek article fitful sleeping . Pencil on paper

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Dorsey Pregnant with Cole (1991)

Tarrytown, NY. Graphite on paper

Dorsey Watching TV (2016)

Ink marker

My Niece Emily in Madrid Window (2013)

Graphite on paper

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Dorsey Watching "Funny Girl" (1989)

Ink on paper

Dorsey and Abby Napping (2016)

Dorsey and Abby Napping (2016)

Graphite on paper

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Nude From Back "2012"

Black and white chalk on brown paper

Nude From Back Leaning Forward (2014)

Charcoal on paper

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Pensive Nude (2003)

Charcoal on paper

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Two Nudes (1974)

I drew this during one of the few figure drawing drop-in sessions I've taken, back when I was 20. Charcoal on paper

Life drawing woman

Reclining Nude (2003)

Charcoal on paper

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Nude Model On Stool (2013)

Graphite and color pencil

Nude From Back Leaning on Shoulders (2018)

Conte crayon on brown paper

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Sketch for Mural at the Sweetwater Cafe (1974)

Alas, the mural never got beyond this drawing due to budgetary issues. Graphite on paper

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White Swan About to Be Grabbed (1979)

I drew this image as part of a portfolio I was pulling together while still farming in Vermont. I decided it was time to try a career in art. Soon after this and other works were completed, I moved to New York City with my fingers crossed. The Swan is acrylic paint and the rest is crayon.

Tree in Vermont (2019)

This was a very tall tree, although it doesn't quite come through in the drawing. Ink on paper

Umbrella on Fence

Pen and ink

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