Graphite on Paper | Grail by James Edward Scherbarth

Two little stones sit balanced on a cross-hatched cap, and two long strands drift down below like tentacles.

Grail is a graphite on paper drawing by James Edward Scherbarth, dated 2017 and signed and dated 07-11-2017 on the verso. Graphite can range from the faintest silver to a near-black sheen, which lets a drawing in a single medium carry a surprising amount of weight. A pointed stone rests on a flat one at the center of the sheet, both shaded smooth and dark. Below them sits a rounded mass of crossed lines, and from its edges two wavering double strands run down the page. The rest is left white. It is 9 inches wide and 12 high.

Whatever it is, it is very carefully balanced.