Charcoal  ·  Animal Portraits

Lisa
Salgado

The art of stillness in charcoal

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Each portrait is drawn
from observation, never
from imagination alone.

Working exclusively in charcoal on archival paper and canvas, every piece captures the weight and quiet of an animal at rest — or the instant before movement.

Selected works

Grey Watch

Grey Watch

Charcoal

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Eyes Toward Heaven

Eyes Toward Heaven

Charcoal

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The Profile

The Profile

Charcoal

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Recognition

Recognition

Charcoal

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Above the Ferns

Above the Ferns

Charcoal

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Long View

Long View

Charcoal

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Blue & Cash

Blue & Cash

Charcoal

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Soft Light

Soft Light

Charcoal

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Aggie

Aggie

Charcoal

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Great Horned

Great Horned

Charcoal

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Sideways

Sideways

Charcoal

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Still Morning

Still Morning

Charcoal

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Baby Blue

Baby Blue

Charcoal

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The Retriever

The Retriever

Charcoal

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Earnest

Earnest

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The Siamese

The Siamese

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Winter Coat

Winter Coat

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Jasper

Jasper

Charcoal

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Jake

Jake

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Max

Max

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Face to Face

Face to Face

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Low Tide

Low Tide

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Open Jaw

Open Jaw

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Obi

Obi

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The Stare

The Stare

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Dark Waters

Dark Waters

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The Tabby

The Tabby

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Sentinel

Sentinel

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Wild Ears

Wild Ears

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One Eye

One Eye

Charcoal

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Pure Joy

Pure Joy

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Old Soul

Old Soul

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Get in touch

Interested in
a piece?

LisaSalgadoArtNJ@gmail.com

908.385.3566