Drawing Pastel on Nepal Paper by Bob Meyer: Carrots, Framed

A figure seen almost as breath: a few dark lines and a blush of pink.

Carrots is a framed drawing by Bob Meyer, from France, ca. 2017, in pastel on Nepal paper. Figure drawing is a basic exercise in an artist's training and a subject in its own right, collected and framed for the wall; handmade papers from Nepal take pastel gently. A nude torso fills the center of the sheet, drawn in thin, restless black lines with faint washes of rose and grey. One arm reaches out to the left, ending in an open hand. It sits within a wide cream mat and an ornate, carved gilt frame. Thirty-five inches wide and 42.5 high.

The title is the artist's. He offers no explanation.