A figure appears to have been subsumed by a bookcase, and another is swathed in a green sleeping bag beneath a makeshift tent. Whether navigating a bathtub fitted with oars or sleeping in a bed while stacked like pancakes, the figures in Sara Anstis’ atmospheric drawings are immersed in curious activities.

“Ermine” (2026), pastel on paper, 13 3/8 x 18 1/8 inches
“The Painter” (2026), pastel on paper, 9 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches
“The Horse Rider” (2026), pastel on paper, 11 1/8 x 8 7/8 inches
“The Milkman” (2026), pastel on paper, 10 5/8 x 9 inches
“Library” (2026), pastel on paper, 12 3/4 x 10 3/8 inches
“Lachrymatories” (2025), pastel on paper, 8 1/8 x 6 1/4 inches
“Three heads in a bed” (2025), pastel on paper, 4 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches
“Tent” (2025), pastel on paper, 8 x 10 1/4 inches