French Drawing by Bob Meyer: Joan Baez, Unframed

She plays with eyes closed, the guitar neck vanishing into a cloud of charcoal-dark pastel.

Joan Baez is a pastel drawing on paper by Bob Meyer, from France, dated 2017, signed, titled and dated "2017 Paris" on the front. Pastel allows an artist to draw and paint at once, building tone in soft layers or striking it in with a single edge. Long dark hair frames a quiet face, turned slightly as she leans into the guitar. The instrument is laid in with sweeping strokes of gray and pale blue. It is 37 inches wide and 45.5 high, with an image 22 inches wide and 30 high.

The music is not shown, though it is very nearly heard.