The Human Form: Endless Inspiration


The Human Form: Endless Inspiration 
Roberto Osti, Carolyn Pyfrom & Patricia Traub 

May 22 - June 16, 2024 
The Human Form: Endless Inspiration Virtual Tour & Talk 


Cerulean Arts is pleased to present The Human Form: Endless Inspiration featuring drawings and paintings by Robert Osti, Carolyn Pyfrom and Patricia Traub. Study, observation and interpretation of the human figure is the center of each artist’s creative endeavors. Roberto Osti’s sensitively rendered charcoal and chalk drawings on toned paper are precisely accurate but breathe with life. The rigorous anatomical study of the human figure is not a restriction for Osti, but an aid to creative freedom. For Carolyn Pyfrom, every act of painting provides an opportunity to test what one notices, pays attention to, and cares about. She aims to create a convincing sense of light and atmosphere, working with a muted, carefully controlled palette that accentuates the textural quality of her figure paintings. Patricia Traub’s virtuoso oil studies display her complete knowledge of the human form translated into paint. She works from observation to create arresting works of humans and animals, the context of which is about our responsibility to all living things and the environment in which we live. 

Figure Drawing Workshop with Roberto Osti, Sunday, May 26 
Figure Painting Workshop with Carolyn Pyfrom, Saturday, June 15 


Anna, colored pencil drawing by New Jersey artist Roberto Osti.
Osti, Anna, colored pencil, 13.5" x 17.5"  Available 


Osti, Standing Figure Looking Back, charcoal & chalk on toned paper, 14" x 9"  Available

Andrea, charcoal and chalk on toned paper drawing by New Jersey artist Roberto Osti
Osti, Andrea, charcoal & chalk on toned paper, 14" x 11" Available 

Connie, charcoal and chalk on toned paper drawing by New Jersey artist Roberto Osti
Osti, Connie, charcoal & chalk on toned paper, 17" x 4"  Available 

Gaddi Torso, charcoal and chalk on toned paper drawing by New Jersey artist Roberto Osti
Osti, Gaddi Torso, charcoal & chalk on toned paper, 12.5" x 12.5"  SOLD 

Wrestlers (Detail), charcoal and chalk on toned paper drawing by New Jersey artist Roberto Osti
Osti, Wrestlers (detail)charcoal & chalk on toned paper, 12" x 9.5"  SOLD 

Standing Figure, charcoal and chalk on toned paper drawing by New Jersey artist Roberto Osti
Osti, Standing Figure, charcoal & chalk on toned paper, 10" x 9.5"  Available 

St. Sebastian (after Titian), red, black & white colored pencils on toned paper drawing by New Jersey artist Roberto Osti
Osti, St. Sebastian (after Titian), colored pencil on toned paper, 14" x 9.5"  Available 

Self-Portrait at 46, oil on panel painting by New Jersey artist Roberto Osti
Osti, Self-Portrait at 46, oil on panel, 12" x 9"  NFS

Self-Portrait with Kiera and Still-Life, mixed media on paper glued to aluminum panel (acm) panel painting by Philadelphia artist Carolyn Pyfrom
Pyfrom, Self-Portrait with Kiera and Still Life, mixed media on paper, 39" x 52"  

Bella Donna, oil on paper painting by Philadelphia artist Carolyn Pyfrom
Pyfrom, Bella Donna, oil on paper, 44" x 30"  

Abby, oil on paper painting by Philadelphia artist Carolyn Pyfrom
Pyfrom, Abby, oil on paper, 44" x 30"  

Self at 42, oil on canvas panel painting by Philadelphia artist Carolyn Pyfrom
Pyfrom, Self at 42, oil on canvas, 24" x 16"  

Nude Study, oil on canvas panel painting by Philadelphia artist Carolyn Pyfrom
Pyfrom, Nude Study, oil on canvas panel, 18" x 14"  SOLD 

Seated Nude with Red, oil on canvas panel painting by Philadelphia artist Carolyn Pyfrom
Pyfrom, Seated Nude with Red, oil on canvas panel, 14" x 11"  Available 

Seated Nude Orange & Green, oil on canvas panel painting by Philadelphia artist Carolyn Pyfrom
Pyfrom, Seated Nude Orange & Green, oil on canvas panel, 14" x 10"  Available 

Standing Male Nude, oil on paper painting by Philadelphia artist Carolyn Pyfrom
Pyfrom, Standing Male Nude, oil on paper, 22" x 16"  

Seated Male Nude, oil on paper painting by Philadelphia artist Carolyn Pyfrom
Pyfrom, Seated Male Nude, oil on paper, 22" x 16" 

Model on a Ladder, oil on canvas painting by Philadelphia artist Patricia Traub
Traub, Model on a Ladder, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"  Available 

One Man and Two Seals, pastel on paper drawing by Philadelphia artist Patricia Traub
Traub, One Man and Two Seals, pastel on paper, 28.5" x .6.5"  Available 

From the Wall, charcoal & pastel on paper drawing by Philadelphia artist Patricia Traub
Traub, From the Wall, charcoal & pastel on paper, 22" x 15"  SOLD 

Self-Portrait, oil on canvas painting by Philadelphia artist Patricia Traub
Traub, Self-Portrait, oil on canvas, 22" x 18"  Available 

Studio Study #1, oil on canvas painting by Philadelphia artist Patricia Traub
Traub, Studio Study #1, oil on canvas, 14.25" x 14.25"  Available 

Studio Study #2, oil on canvas painting by Philadelphia artist Patricia Traub
Traub, Studio Study #2, oil on canvas, 22" x 28"  Available

Two Reclining Figures and Crystal, red conte, charcoal, graphite & pastel on paper drawing by Philadelphia artist Patricia Traub
Traub, Two Reclining Figures and Crystal, conte, charcoal, graphite & pastel on paper, 30" x 22.5"  Available 

One Food Animal and Two Humans, oil on panel painting by Philadelphia artist Patricia Traub
Traub, One Food Animal and Two Humans, oil on panel, 25" x 23.5"  Available