Day four, drawing three

Yeah, I know. So much for structure...

This drawing just didn't want to work. God knows I tried. I do like the dog; and the bear trap. I think I'd better go out and breath for a while before beginning the next piece.

Two out of ten

The light is fading so I had to photograph the drawing now (6 p.m.). I will probably work on it a bit more. Large white areas make it easier to breathe.

I need a new camera.

Ten big drawings, ten big days

Just back home from Ireland. Visiting the Burren always helps me get focused to draw.

I found this great, cheap paper – it's six feet wide – I have ten sheets of it, so will make ten drawings in ten days. I made this one listening to Patti Smith. Yum.

Travelin'

The Central Library show has moved up to Richmond. Catch it at Tarrant's on W. Broad if your travels take you there.

Recycle, repurpose

So, the plan is to recycle a few so-so drawings into three dimensional sculptures. This is the first one.

The next step is to make some drawings from the drawings, usually a fun exercise for me. Right now, though, I'm struggling: 'drawing things' is much more perilous than just 'drawing.' Feels tight and wrong. How can it be right OR wrong?

I think I want to make fluid and ethereal pictures, but I keep ending up with harsh, graphic work. Shall I just give in? I won't upload the graphic work just now. I'll take another day or so to study the cut paper.

Air Quality

Hal and I spent a good part of the day framing work for a show going up Monday. Our friend Jack Callan made beautiful frames and we worked out the rest.

This is "Air Quality 2," 27.5 x 53.5 inches. Oh gosh, I later added some graphite drawing that you won't see here (only at the VB central library).

My back is just about killin' me.

Happy New Year

This is "Air Quality 1," sort of a leap back into the past for me. I've been working lately with my friend and former teacher, Lorraine Fink. Years ago she taught me this process of monotype and I have been revisiting it, layering and drawing, then working with graphite and eraser over it. It feels good to bring a bit of color back into the work. Today I watched a video piece about Joan Miro and was awed by the color in his early work. Color to affect the heart.

This and several others will go into a show at the Central Library in Virginia Beach on Monday, and then on up to Richmond.