Sixty-Two Degrees, Caran D'Ache Luminance 6901 and Faber Castell Polychromos color pencils on Black Fabriano1264 drawing paper, 12 x 9 in.
[Inspired by beautiful model Deon Hinton]
05/23/22

#chicago #colorpencil #queerart #blacklivesmatter #BLM #sixtytwodegress #bnmonkeys #RobertoBalderas

Sixty-Two Degrees, Caran D'Ache Luminance 6901 and Faber Castell Polychromos color pencils on Black Fabriano1264 drawing paper, 12 x 9 in.
[Inspired by beautiful model Deon Hinton]
05/23/22

Chicago's warmer days, for most people, means opportunities to make new and happy memories. A few miles away, warmer weather means more violence and the ugliness of despair.
62°F
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#chicago #colorpencil #queerart #blacklivesmatter #BLM #sixtytwodegress #bnmonkeys #RobertoBalderas

MB Portrait, pastel on tan toned paper 12" x 9” (30.48cm x 22.86cm), 08-07-17

Young Man 0130-17, pastel on Kona Classic tan toned recycled paper 12" x 9” (30.48cm x 22.86cm) 01-30-17

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#maleportrait #pastel #pasteldrawing #art #arte #kunts #softpastel #drawing #zeichnen #dibujo #RobertoBalderas #bnmonkeys

Marigolds On His Hair 1121-16, pastel on Kona Classic tan toned recycled paper 12" x 9” (30.48cm x 22.86cm) 11-21-16

Gaël I 011217, pastel on gray toned paper 12" x 9” (30.48cm x 22.86cm), 01-12-17
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#maleportrait #pastel #pasteldrawing #art #arte #kunts #softpastel #drawing #zeichnen #dibujo #RobertoBalderas #bnmonkeys

Here, soft pastel on black paper 22" x 16" (55.88cm x 40.64cm).

*Donated artwork auctioned at Art For Life Chicago in 2018. The proceeds of the sale went to help individuals living with HIV/ AIDS
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#art #portrait #softpastels #arte #kunst #malemodel #drawing #painting #dibujo #pintura #Chicago #RobertoBalderas #bnmonkeys

ISN, Binac020418, charcoal, soft and oil pastels on gray toned paper, 22" × 18"

[Ph. Insp: Tinie Tempah by Rory Van Milligen]

Donated artwork auctioned at Art For Life Chicago in 2018. The proceeds of the sale went to help individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
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#malemodel #maleportrait #tinytempah #binac #maleface #maleart #art #arte #kunst #oilpastel #pasteloleoso #softpastel #roryvanmillingen #chicagoartist #blackmen #blackmodels #poc #diversity #RobertoBalderas

I love how pure pigment with little binder gleams and mixes visually with other colors!

Reposing Male 011918, carbon, soft and oil pastels on reclaimed calendar paper, 22" x 16"
January 2018

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#malenude #malemodel #queer #queerart #NSFWart #gay #homoerotic #eroticart #RobertoBalderas #bnmonkeys

Mitch, soft and oil pastels on paper, 12" x 9" November 2022.

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#oilpastel #malemodel #maleportrait #queer #queerart #art #pasteloleoso #arte #kunst #RobertoBalderas #bnmonkeys