I meant to clean up the studio the other day, [always a good thing to do when I can't see my way], find a place for the pile of large drawings, clean off at least 2 work tables, ect, ect., but I got lead astray when I found some coloured mylar paper and wondered how charcoal would work on it. It's great as the tape doesn't stick or tear. And it's harder to get an even tone to the charcoal and it smudges easily which I am enjoying, leaving traces of where my hand and elbow have been.
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| Unfinished drawing, still with tape on it. |
Looking at the drawing on the computer I started to play with the shapes
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| 1st turn |
And play some more.
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| 4th A turn |
And ended up here.
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| 4 square |
An exhilarating few days and then it was time to weed.
I love the smudged subtlety of these - and the delicious, muted colours. What ifs are always a good thing. I need to remind myself of that fact and wander down unexpected pathways more often. Your blog is an inspiration ... Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Charlton, the smudgy bits have me intrigues too, it's always a balance between messy and tidy and I tend towards messy!
Deletelove the tones in these. can you use fixitive to make them stable?
ReplyDeleteThanks Rosaire, I use fixative on them, between layers so to speak, but I don't know enough yet about the mylar to kanow how stable it will be. So far it seem stable.
DeleteThat's the great thing about tidying up! Nice!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rosie, still haven't tidied, maybe today!
DeleteI love the way the charcoal tucks into the edges of the tape. And those pale blue lines...I think the tape really adds something! Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jill, I love the tape and often I find the drawing more interesting with it.
DeleteThat deep sigh you just heard was me...exhaling my breath that had been held in excitement at each new photo. #4 drew it out of me in total admiration of your artistry and way of seeing things differently. More please.
ReplyDeleteWhat a kind and generous thing to say, thanks so much Jennifer.
DeleteAll gorgeous but I think I loved 1st turn the most! Fascinating fun...
ReplyDeleteThanks Fiona, exploring is such fun, small wonder I love road trips! I just never realized that the studio is another kind of road trip!
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