Twombly similarly worked in gestural, mark based abstraction using dark grounds with incised or scratched lines, creating intimate works that feel like private psychological notation rather than formal composition.

Martin shared Bourgeois' commitment to monochromatic, minimalist drawing practice where subtle incised or penciled marks on prepared surfaces carry deep emotional and meditative weight within a restrained black and white palette.

Brus creates expressive engraved and drawn works on dark prepared surfaces using gestural abstract mark making that similarly explores psychological interiority through raw, intimate line work in a monochrome graphic vocabulary.