David Dalla Venezia

These stark figure studies really need to be enlarged to be appreciated. Just click on the image. His isolation of individual body parts, and in some cases complete detachment of them, is both compelling in it's realism and detail and disturbing in it's lack of context. There's one extremely disturbing example on his Artdoxa.com page (don't say I didn't warn you).
There's more work on his website: daviddallavenezia.com












no. 561 120x60cm 2008








no. 562 72x25cm 2008

















no. 573 35x27cm 2008

Matthew Schenk

Some people just know how to draw people. And paint. Sheesh.
More paintings on myartspace.com

















"Aron" 9" x 12"

I usually find figure studies uninteresting in themselves. But when they're this deft...

















Figure Study

James Juron

A bit of Francis Bacon genetically re-engineered using odd bits of Chaim Soutine.
A grim but effective experiment.
See more images of disintegrating flesh as well as older works at: http://www.jamesjuron.com
and myartspace.com


















"Portrait of Andrea 1"
















"Figure 1"
















"Self Head 1"

Margaret Bowland

I'm fairly certain that this woman needs no help from me promoting her art. But wow.
margaretbowland.com




















"Murakami Wedding"





















"Bride's Fortune"