Drawing Mixed Media on Paper by Jim Bloom: Untitled

A figure stretches both arms over its head and stares straight out, unimpressed.

Untitled is a drawing in mixed media on paper by Jim Bloom (b. 1968). Drawing in quick, continuous line has long allowed artists to catch a pose or a mood in the space of a few seconds. Here the outline is fast and confident, looping from the arms to a long, mask-like head. Smudged charcoal shades the dark eyes, and a rosy blush warms the cheeks. The body is little more than a few contours and soft grey smears, ending in a single lifted foot. The artist's name appears in purple at the lower right. It is 22 inches wide and 16 high.

Not a stretch so much as a statement.