carbon · GR·029
Jono Dry, graphite drawings and prints
A self-taught hyperrealist who spends months on a single sheet of pencil
Specimen · 2026-10-17 carbon · K89
Jono Dry works graphite until the paper passes for a photograph: the creases of a knuckle, the fibers of an iris, the bark of a bonsai rooted in an open palm. The South African artist is self-taught, and he usually leaves out the background, so each figure hangs in black like something on a stage. One large drawing can take him six months.
His 2026 print drop gathers ten works, among them Encircle, Balance, In Its Grip and Eye 2025, Nesting in Detail, as giclée scans on Hahnemühle German Etching paper. Each comes in a signed, numbered edition of 50, from $650 at A1 to $1,850 at the largest size. Two pencil originals on Arches paper are still available, at $2,100 each.
Source: Jono Dry · https://www.jonodryart.com/print-drop-2026
Tonal range bin K00 → K99
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Nearby on the ramp
Palette5 steps
K89
K89 · carbon
#1C1C1E
PMS Black 4 C
R28 G28 B30
K86
K86 · onyx
#222224
PMS Black 4 C
R34 G34 B36
K88
K88 · onyx
#1E1E20
PMS Black 4 C
R30 G30 B32
K83
K83 · soot
#2B2B2C
PMS Cool Gray 11 C
R43 G43 B44
K80
K80 · basalt
#333334
PMS Cool Gray 11 C
R51 G51 B52
Dossier5 rows
Medium Graphite pencil on paper
Artist South African, self-taught
Prints Editions of 50, signed and numbered, Hahnemühle German Etching 310 gsm
Print sizes A1 $650, 1270 x 900 mm $1,300, 1620 x 1114 mm $1,850
Originals Pencil on Arches 300 gsm, 31 x 41 cm, $2,100 to $3,100
