Not enough wall space. Not enough visual quiet either.
So, I've begun plans to construct a third drawing wall. I've got sketchup open and my catalogs for interesting construction materials.
studio
POSTED ON Monday, August 23, 2010 - 14:51
Happy to get some time in the studio again this weekend. It was al because of my hard ware not arriving for my framing for Oregon in Songlines. More about that in another post. It was a bit difficult to get focused while all I could think about was framing and shipping and my little book if I can get that ready too,
POSTED ON Saturday, August 7, 2010 - 19:41
I have completed the second series of egyptian waters. The first series point of reference was the shoreline. These new drawings series two come from the area beyond swimmers.
I have tentative titles for the ten drawings 5 of which will go to Oregon for Art in the Information Age in opening in September.
waiting for a wave
northern breeze
early tides
high tide
nearer the shoreline
winds
horizon
midnight
quiet moonlight
stay in the boat [tentative]
POSTED ON Sunday, August 1, 2010 - 07:59
The Egyptian waters series is one of the few situations where I am seated when I draw. They require an immaculately clean space to work in. The pens require enough ink to complete the drawing without any waste. It is drawing of an exacting posture and state of mind.
It takes a considerable amount of time to prepare the area where I will draw. The table is emptied of everything, every tool and scrap of paper. The table is wiped down three times and the tools are cleaned. Then the paper is laid and the simple grid is drawn in pencil.
POSTED ON Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 18:49
I was watching my twitter stream this week and saw a post about Artist and @Platea founder An Xiao heading to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena from NYC. The tweet was humorous and I tweeted to An wishing her a safe journey... A joke response. She smiled. Then another post... I direct tweeted @joanie_s_c who asked me if I wanted to play too. Play? Of course I wanted to play. That lead me to being part of this live no rules twitter performance.
POSTED ON Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 18:54
I rediscovered the image of this drawing while archiving some files. But finding the actual drawing has been a bit of a challenge. I was thinking of revisiting some of these processes... especially for the larger drawings. Scaling some of the vocabulary to 4 times the size.
Thinking about how to make the tools to make these large marks. Photos of tool making next week. Looking at industrial felt. Many sketches of these ideas. Now to try them.
POSTED ON Monday, July 19, 2010 - 12:09
It was 9 am and already 82° when I headed out to my studio sunday morning. It's a two mile walk or so. I usually break it up with a stop for a cup of coffee or breakfast on the way.
This sunday Margaret walked with me to Philadelphia Java Company. We had coffee, tea, and some breakfast buns and I ordered a sandwich for lunch. It was a refreshing stop — I headed the rest of the way to my studio alone. The sun was beating down on South Philly a place bereft of trees and almost impossible to find a sliver of shade.
POSTED ON Monday, July 19, 2010 - 11:15
I always carry a camera and a sketchbook. Sometimes I carry a set of colored pencils or aqua pencils and a water brush. These are a few small pieces done by the seaside last fall. I was revisiting them since I have been working on a new series of egyptian waters.
I'm doing sketches like this now by the riverside. Experiencing the rhythms and light.
POSTED ON Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 23:00
These are a few of my moo cards. Almost all are gone except for a documentation set that I've kept. It's almost time to make a new set. Pull out scans of more recent drawings and make another limited set.
Its wonderful to look at them in these grids lined up arbitrarily. They create a whole new retrospective of sorts. New cards on the way this autumn.
POSTED ON Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 01:22
Back in the studio — finally. It was a most excellent day of drawing on Sunday. I lit the incense, put on my ipod, and drew almost nonstop for five hours.
Stepping back into the groove with a limited vocabulary, ink drawings and iconic marks, made it easy to lose track of everything else but the memories of the ocean. I could taste the salt and feel the breeze blowing off the water. My mind was empty and the drawings came.
I was able to complete four drawings. Here's one.