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

About
Drawings
Graphite, carbon, charcoal, tinted graphite & charcoal and ink drawings.
Paintings
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.

Tag: youth

Portrait of a Boy Wearing a Bandana (aka Bandana Boy)

Graphite pencil drawing; 33 x 26 cms. Private collection.

Format ImagePosted on 1 November 201618 January 2026Categories Denish-C, Dennis Candy, drawingTags bandana, classical, expression, face, graphite, pencil, portrait, realism, youthLeave a comment on *Portrait of a Boy Wearing a Bandana* (aka *Bandana Boy*)

Alone

This pose is also sometimes known as the “Flandrin” pose after the famous painting *Nude Young Man Sitting at the Sea Shore* (1836) by J-H Flandrin. The pose was also much used by William Blake but usually viewed from in front to denote emotions such as despair and hopelessness.