Ladder, Mask, Stars, and a Disco Ball by Duane Blacksheare-Staton

Duane Blacksheare-Staton. Detail of Ladder, Mask, Stars, and a Disco Ball, 2019. Marker on paper. 9 x 12 in. Courtesy of David Cutrell.

It’s a party! Made with art markers on paper, this drawing features a figure depicted from the torso up. It wears a red cape and a black mask. The torso is also black. The eyes and mouth of the mask are shaped by a thick gray outline. The background of the drawing is gray. It’s decorated a golden ladder, five silver stars, and a shiny disco ball. To the right of the figure, three silver balloons outlined in red rise up toward the ceiling.