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Dennis Candy Artworks

Drawings and paintings created by Dennis Candy (aka Denish-C). Select the headings below for more details and examples.

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    Graphite, carbon, charcoal, tinted graphite & charcoal and ink drawings.
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    Watercolour, oil and acrylic paintings.
  • Mixed media
    Various media combined.
  • Bodyscapes
    Close up drawings of parts of the male body emphasising texture, light and shade.

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    *Is Reality an Illusion?*

     

    Drawing of youth leaning against wood board.

    Drawn with graphite, carbon and charcoal pencils; 26.7 x 34.5 cms.

    Format ImagePosted on 1 February 2026Categories Dennis Candy, drawingTags bare-chested, body, carbon, charcoal, classical, figure, graphite, loincloth, man, pencils, realism, semi-nude, youth

    *Who Is This Person and What Does He Want?*

    Drawn with graphite, carbon and charcoal pencils; 41 x 29 cms. Private collection.

    Format ImagePosted on 15 October 202518 January 2026Categories Denish-C, Dennis Candy, drawingTags arms, bare-chested, body, carbon, charcoal, classical, drawing, graphite, male, man, realism, South Asia

    *The Shopkeeper*

    Portrait of an elderly Sri Lankan antique shopkeeper.

    Drawn with graphite, carbon and charcoal pencils; 10.5 x 13.5 inches.

    Format ImagePosted on 15 October 202518 January 2026Categories Denish-C, Dennis Candy, drawingTags carbon, charcoal, classical, drawing, elderly, expression, graphite, man, realism, Sri Lanka

    *Ropes, Knots and Spars – 3*

    drawing of ropes and spars on the side of a South asian fishing boat.
    Drawn with graphite, carbon and carbon pencils; 9 x 13.5 inches.
    Format ImagePosted on 15 July 202518 January 2026Categories Denish-C, Dennis Candy, drawingTags artwork, carbon, charcoal, classical, Fishing boat, graphite, pencils, realism, ropes, South Asia, spars

    *Generations*

    Drawn with graphite, carbon and charcoal pencils; 13.1 x 10.5 inches. Acquired.

    Format ImagePosted on 27 May 202518 January 2026Categories Denish-C, Dennis Candy, drawingTags baby, carbon, charcoal, classical, family, grandmother, graphite, pencils, portrait, realism, Sri Lanka

    *Why This Constant Longing for Perfection?*

    Drawn with graphite, carbon and charcoal pencils on watercolour paper; 11 x 16 inches.  Private collection.

    Format ImagePosted on 31 January 202418 January 2026Categories Denish-C, Dennis Candy, drawingTags bare-chested, carbon, charcoal, classical, desire, face, figure, graphite, longing, male, man, pencils, perfection, sarong, South Asia, standing

    *At the Water’s Edge*

    Drawn with graphite, carbon and charcoal pencils on paper; 13.5 x 10.5 inches. Private collection.

    Format ImagePosted on 19 May 202318 January 2026Categories Denish-C, Dennis Candy, drawingTags carbon, charcoal, classical, driftwood, graphite, log, nature, object, pencil, realism, rocks, sea, seashore, water

    *The Otherness of Others*

    Drawn with graphite, carbon and charcoal pencils and with Indian ink; 21 x 23.5 cms.

    Format ImagePosted on 19 May 202318 January 2026Categories Denish-C, Dennis Candy, drawingTags bare-chested, body, carbon, charcoal, classical, drawing, expression, face, figure, graphite, ink, man, pencil, realism, standing, youth

    *A Man’s Right Shoulder* (Bodyscape 34)

    Drawn with graphite, carbon and charcoal pencils on paper; 21 x 29.7 cms.  Private collection.

    Format ImagePosted on 26 February 202318 January 2026Categories bodyscape, Denish-C, Dennis Candy, drawingTags arm, carbon, charcoal, classical, graphite, man, pencils, realism, shoulder

    *A Boy in the Surf*

    Drawn with graphite, carbon and charcoal pencils with white acrylic; 14 x 10 inches.

    Format ImagePosted on 26 February 202318 January 2026Categories Denish-C, Dennis Candy, drawingTags bather, boy, carbon, charcoal, classical, drawing, graphite, happiness, joy, nature, realism, sea, surf, wave, youth

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