Narrative Fluxvine charcoal, acrylic, gesso, compressed charcoal
24 x 36, Fabriano 140#
In the book Expressive Drawing, exercises are called "Play." Don't you love that?
Here's Play 2. I used various drawing media, and started with an expressive mark. Then, I responded to it. After three minutes, I stopped drawing and obliterated portions of the drawing that didn't seem to work. Then, I went back to drawing. This pattern of putting something down and then taking some of it away is called "Flux." Assert. Obliterate. Back and forth.
A variation of this Play is to add narrative. So, in addition to drawing and taking away, I added symbols and words.
All of this came from a question Kitty Wallis asked me this morning at breakfast (with the Portland Plein Air and Studio Painters):
"How do you find your musician knowledge and experience bridging into and informing your painting?"
Here's Play 2. I used various drawing media, and started with an expressive mark. Then, I responded to it. After three minutes, I stopped drawing and obliterated portions of the drawing that didn't seem to work. Then, I went back to drawing. This pattern of putting something down and then taking some of it away is called "Flux." Assert. Obliterate. Back and forth.
A variation of this Play is to add narrative. So, in addition to drawing and taking away, I added symbols and words.
All of this came from a question Kitty Wallis asked me this morning at breakfast (with the Portland Plein Air and Studio Painters):
"How do you find your musician knowledge and experience bridging into and informing your painting?"
