Graphite Drawings of Marissa Textor

December 29, 2009 12 Comments

California-based artist Marissa Textor has some exceptional pencil drawings of natural objects. They are of such sharp detail that they could pass as monochrome photographs. I’m happy with this find.

Marissa Textor on Ape on the Moon

Marissa Textor on Ape on the Moon

Marissa Textor on Ape on the Moon

Marissa Textor on Ape on the Moon

Marissa Textor on Ape on the Moon

ⓒ Marissa Textor, 2009

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12 Comments

  1. Fish December 29, 2009 at 10:05 pm

    These are incredible. Can you provide more details about the artist?

  2. moonape December 29, 2009 at 11:39 pm

    Yes they are! Incredible what she has done with a pencil. If you click her link above you should find more about her.

    MoonApe

  3. Anna Bartoli December 30, 2009 at 10:41 am

    Amazing!!! great the horses and water!!

  4. Debbie Moore December 30, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    Absolutely Amazing! Such detail in each picture, I could stare at them for hours.
    Awesome artist.

  5. moonape December 30, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    Totally agree, Debbie! thanks for the comment

  6. Terry Fyne January 1, 2010 at 4:32 am

    Marissa,your work is beautiful! Congratulations!

  7. Lauren January 4, 2010 at 5:02 am

    These beautifully rendered drawings are uncannily articulate and precise. I appreciate the meticulous attention to detail – amazing what she can do with a graphite pencil!

  8. moonape January 4, 2010 at 5:02 pm

    Hi Lauren, totally agree -there is some serious talent in there!

  9. rhiannon sheperd May 19, 2010 at 10:43 pm

    They are so good, they remind me of some osrt of vintage old travel log book or something you could imagine of darwin, almost like a book of discovery, coooool.

  10. Marc March 6, 2011 at 5:57 pm

    Amazing talent on display here, thanks for sharing…

  11. Alex Mathers March 7, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    Glad you like it Marc!

  12. Mark Astle June 1, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    So close to the photo, there’s almost no point.

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