We invite you to peruse Hermine Spies Coleman charcoal sketches which form part of her Power of Loss and Gain Collection.

These are pencil and charcoal drawings from Hermine’s exhibition exploring the power of loss and gain. The artworks explore how we change as individuals as we experience losses in our lives – or gains. The drawings are to be viewed in association with the oil paintings shown here.

Hermine Spies Coleman pencil charcoal sketches collection subject matter covers the range of human emotions that we encounter particularly when we experience loss including loneliness and grief and resultant depression.

See Hermine’s other artworks here and here

Hermine Spies Coleman Share in Part

Mixed media on paper 580mm x 410mm (22.8″ x 16.14″) Broken minds and bodies can inspire and reveal alternative possibilities.

Hermine: “In keeping with the theme of the collection, this piece celebrates how us as humans can come back from dire setbacks and make good.”


Transition by Hermine Spies Coleman t

Graphite and charcoal on paper

400mm x 580mm (15.7″x 22.8″)

By shifting shapes, one can create new identities. Then new questions arise, requiring answers.
Hermine: ” Most of us are alternating between gain and loss


Queen of Shades by Hermine Spies Coleman

Mixed Media on paper collage 430mm X 260mm (16.9″X 10.2


NOT ALONE by Hermine Spies Coleman

Mixed Media on Paper 430mm x 600mm (16.9″x 23.6″)

Another person can be a blanket of comfort in times of need.

Hermine: “Who of us has had to cope with the down side of life alone? How wonderful it is to share our grief with a friend”


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