Drawing: Spirit Stone 8 by James Edward Scherbarth

Moss green and slate, sitting on a torn sheet like a pebble on a paper bag.

Drawing: Spirit Stone 8 is a hand colored graphite and pencil drawing on paper by James Edward Scherbarth (1949-2021), dated 2020 and signed and dated en verso. Mixing graphite with colored pencil lets an artist build tone and hue in the same stroke. The oval stone shifts from mossy green and pale tan at the center to deep blue-black around the edges. It sits on a stained, amber-toned scrap of paper torn ragged at the bottom. A white mat and a dark, silver-edged frame hold it. Framed, it is 15 inches wide and 18.5 high.

Stones are not known for their range. This one has some.