Black back
Pen and ink on bristol board. 21×22 cm.
Recieved the ‘Highly Commended’ prize recently at the BSG Works on Paper show! :)
Black back belongs to the following groups:
Fine Art approaches to Figure and Face, First Things, Realist Traditional Art, Sydney and Works On Paper Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Marie Magnusson
f-ing awesome!! has a grainy-photograph feeleing, absolutely brilliant drawing, beautiful model too
bites
This is sooo good!
Shane Huckaby
WOW!
mklau
Delicious both in technique and the overall impact of your image.
Woodie
Excellent drawing!
madvlad
drawing is perfect
Vansk
what a fine image – great pose and beautifully executed.
PennyEdwardes
OMG!! The detail you have captured in this is absolutely breathtaking!! I bet your hand and eyes were sore after this! Well done!
Bernadette Burke replied
yes penny you hit the nail on the head, the hand and eye certainly suffered for this one…but it was worth it ! cheers! :)
Jarko
Fantastic!
Leanne Inwood
awesome job
Valerie Simms
Eccellent work
Adriana00
I would love this piece to be in The Populous Cast too!
Bernadette Burke
oh thanks adriana i’m really glad you like it! it’s a bit small but i’m sure we can make it work. ;)
dnlddean
brilliant i love it
Ine Spee
Wow, this is amazing. I had to do a small ink image of an object for school, also using dots; it made me go crazy. But this image is so much bigger and more detailed, so it’s amazing you’re still sane. :P
Really great work! So detailed! Love the high contrast between the dark and light parts.
Sorina Williams
awesome work!!!!!!!!!!!
kcranmer
Excellent work on this!
alan sloey(im...
this is brill,...impact!!
Alyson Pearson
wow, great work!!
Julie Marks
You have great technical skill. Your drawings are anatomically flawless. I would love to meet more of your amusing characters that are fun and brilliantly executed.
Julie Marks
You have great technical skill. Your drawings are anatomically flawless. I would love to meet more of your amusing characters that are fun and brilliantly executed.
bdog09
nicely done
waylie23
Still Absolutely love this piece!
MelissaC
WOW Burnie! This is beautiful! I love the detail and the motion throughout the models body. It breathes a sense of strength and something plush and tangible. Great job!
RSart
beautiful details, pose and crop.
Vanessa DeWig
i love the stippling work. i use this technique a lot and i know how difficult it can be. it looks like a photo, great job!
drjones
very well done…love the emotion you’ve created here. I don’t know how you had the patience to create this…so much detail!!! love it
Paul (Quixote)...
Excellent work. great drawing skill. love the tone variations
Jazz Arts
Beautiful work..
Scott d'Almeida
fantastic
Bernadette Burke replied
cheers Scott!
Philip Gresham
Excellent work
Bernadette Burke replied
Thanks Phillip, i’m honored that an artist of your stature likes my work ! :)
Yevgeny Shnaper
That must have taken forever. You are a master at stippling and lighting. Congrats! :D
sneha
this is world class tooo good!!
ermisenda
stunning
Marion Chapman
Marion Chapman
awesome work!!
Bernadette Burke replied
thanks for dropping by marion- and of course THANKYOU SO MUCH for featuring me!!!! :)
Enoeda
Excellent Work!!!
Magda Vacariu
very beautiful, it almost has a sculpture feel.
DeonMaritz 7 days ago
Bernie,
This is AMAZING! Love the work. Seems like a lot of hard work!