Pastel Landscapes
For the last several years, I have been excavating my drawings.
I do little to no preliminary work before beginning a drawing. Rather, the work is built while laying a series of diverse marks on the surface of the paper.
Detail: Hatching, 2017 | Charcoal and Pastel 22.5 x 30"
I always work within series of drawings that can be as few as 20 drawings or as many as 75 – 100.
The number is determined by how many drawings it requires for me to explore the idea fully. A series of drawings is finished when the challenge has lessened and the work becomes somewhat predictable. I work with a variety of media. Media and application are significant factors that form the complexity of the idea and soul of the drawing.
Charcoal
The content of some of the recent work probes the subterranean.
That which exists but is unseen is particularly enticing. All of the objects and beings that exist or have existed and are built up over time, inspire the current imagery.
Detail: Subterrainean, 2018 | Charcoal
