Jason Brinkerhoff's 'Unfinished Drawing' Publication Features Years of Unfinished Female Nudes

Artist Jason Brinkerhoff's publication 'Unfinished Drawing (2009–2014)' collects unfinished female nude drawings and collages created over five years. Published by Portland's Ampersand Editions, the book presents graphite, oil pastel, acrylic, ink, and colored pencil works that reference art historical traditions while emphasizing process over completion. Ampersand proprietor Myles Haselhorst discovered the pieces during a studio visit and contributed an introduction. Brinkerhoff's style mixes abstraction and representation, using collage, correction fluid, and varied textures to create figures that often resemble wooden mannequins or anatomical écorché studies. The works are all untitled, avoiding direct commentary on their art historical references. Specific pieces like No. 58 Untitled (2009) show partial facial features, while No. 2 Untitled (2010) becomes nearly abstract with neon scribbling. No. 159 features a whited-out figure with a new androgynous form emerging in thick black ink. Brinkerhoff's approach embraces messiness and improvisation, with works like No. 133 Untitled using careless ink lines to divert from recognition. The publication includes 177 pages and was released in 2014, with a regular edition priced at $45 and a deluxe edition at $850.