A study on landscape charcoal drawing - Noir Field & Fractured Silence - Original Drawings

I got back from my cross-country road trip Arizona to the East Coast and back. I thought I knew what land looked like, felt like. I grew up with desert, dust, and the city.

But what I saw was different. It was moody fields soaked in shadow, tangled trees standing like questions, and skies that couldn’t decide if they were breaking or clearing. Quiet places. Heavy with presence.

Two pieces came out of that part of the trip:

Noir Field

A quiet woodland edge, right before the light disappears. This scene I saw while staying with my in-laws in Tennessee, and the way the field folded into the trees, it just stuck with me. That moment turned into Noir Field. The hush. The weight. The in-between.

Fractured Silence

This one was somewhere was remembered from my drive along the coast. From far away, the shore feels both calm and restless, quiet yet alive with shimmering reflections. Fractured Silence captures that fragile balance between shadow and light, distance and intimacy.

Both are original charcoal drawings on 7.5″ × 11″ archival paper. Signed, sealed, shipped flat. Each one includes a wax-stamped certificate.

These aren't just landscapes. They’re moments I couldn’t leave behind.

Fractured Silence 

Noir Field

– Josh