drawing 2 out of the 44."Man in a bag" 8x10" on Strathmore 400 series drawing paper medium, 80lbs, which is basically light drawing paper with a little bit of tooth. I am drawing with a Faber Castell "Perfect Pencil" which I received as a gift for my birthday from Laurie.
I am drawing on a little drawing platform purchased from Ikea for maybe 11 dollars. It raises the drawing on an angle so that it is more comfortable to draw, and you won't get the distortion that happens when drawing on a flat surface.
For these drawings I am trusting my unconscious mind, and not planning anything except that they will fit on the paper, and probably be a "head/face." Once the basic head emerges, then I am "polishing" it by creating very gentle gradations by being very careful and gentle when shading.
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You know me - I like the polished stuff - it has a real feeling to it. I like to look at it.
thanks Dad, this is going to be a big project, maybe 2 months worth of drawings.
I want to complete four large oil paintings to go with the 44 drawings. Then I will be able to exhibit all 44 drawings and 4 paintings together, or in groups of eleven drawings and 1 painting.
I L-O-V-E this drawing, Bill. It feels right to me. You know, if you are ever looking for a trade...
Cheers,
ryan
Oh Man, Ryan that means a lot coming from you! Thanks.
I want to show these in big groups. Four types of drawings appeal to me at the moment: ghosts (slightly hostile), spirits, bodies, and spliced composites. I view these as metaphors for the corresponding parts of an inner relationship: unconscious, consciousness, body, and wholeness.
It is really important that I get to the number 44.
Thanks again, I am really psyched that you like this.
Bill, this is beautiful. It's like you, in a Sigmund Freud bag.
I just clicked on this again and looked at the big image of it that comes up - what is that little wisp coming out from the bag/back of the neck area? It looks like hair, or maybe the ghost of an ear...intriguing if intentional, distracting if not...
Hmm... Yes, that was an ear that I erased. Didn't notice it before, it is distracting though. I will erase it better, but the paper is indented there too.
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