The Mystery of Drawing
Drawing can help me transcend the obvious. By locking my eyes on a scene with the intention of discovering nothing more than shapes, lines and values, I can take an amazing journey. Quick strokes and an open mind journals the experience. Once a drawing is on paper, it is important not to judge. Accept whatever happens as clearing a path for the next step.
At other times, I become more interested in what the subject is doing rather than what it looks like. Sometimes I get deeply involved and end up with a finished drawing.
But it's amazing what can be captured with just a few gestural strokes.
Most
of the
time I draw with a graphite pencil, but sometimes I use a pen. My
choice
depends upon whether the subject has a lot of linear characteristics or
whether
the lights and shadows are of more interest to me.
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But if I see a potential for a painting, I'll use a brush to discover the subject’s notan, how its lights and darks fall into large shapes.
This 9" x 12" drawing incoporates all that.
The
mystery of drawing is what gets revealed as the drawing is happening.
If I fail
to explore the subject in a drawing before painting, I inevitably will
miss out
on its most important quiddity.