Studio dry
Dry has devoted his practice to pushing the medium of graphite. With experimentation as a fundamental aspect of hyperrealism, a sense of play and precision is kept at the core of his practice.
WELCOME!
Self-taught artist living and working in Cape Town, Dry’s large-scale drawings in graphite often speak to isolation, self discovery, loneliness and relationship. Strong motifs of nature, decay and healing are often used to articulate a non verbal feeling. These drawings are hyperrealistic in style and surreal in content – they appear at once lifelike and dreamlike, being neither real nor imagined.
Prints are also a key aspect to the studio. These fine art giclée are high resolution scans of the original works.
The prints are created in limited availability within an edition of 50 or 24. This allows for an accessible collection of Jono’s work as an alternative option to that of purchasing an original work.
RECENT ADDITION
‘BALANCE 2025’
‘Balance 2025’ is the most recent drawing made in the studio. It speaks to a recurring theme of trying to find equilibrium in chaos, and leaning into the natural order of life - which, at times, can feel simultaneously solid and delicately precarious.
Learn with us
Integrating the crucial role of being an entrepreneur as a young artist, Dry has built a dedicated Youtube channel focused on the output of educational videos showing specific aspects of the drawing process, as well as sharing tools to build a business in the creative industry.
Combining his love of film and video, Dry documents the detailed process of the making, aiming to engage his audience with exciting creative content as an alternative to the typical academic space.
You can join the community across multiple platforms, from YouTube, Patreon, Instagram and Facebook.
The creases in the skin are very particular and individual, as is the texture of a body, its curves and folds… I’m not interested in what was originally prescribed, but rather the moments in-between.
