Drawing: Spirit Stone 4 by James Edward Scherbarth

A russet stone on a scrap of stained paper, both of them showing their age gracefully.

Drawing: Spirit Stone 4 is a hand colored graphite and pencil drawing on paper by James Edward Scherbarth (1949-2021), dated 2020 and signed and dated en verso. Artists have long drawn on found or aged paper, letting stains and tears become part of the picture. Here the stone is a broad oval in rust and umber, shaded darker at the lower edge. It sits on a small piece of tea-colored paper with ragged edges. A wide white mat and a dark, silver-edged frame hold it. Framed, it is 15 inches wide and 18.5 high.

Somebody saw this stone and decided it deserved a frame. Fair enough.