macro micro III

"macro micro III" and "macro micro III" detail

charcoal and conte, | 4"x13.5" |

Advantages lay in this stump, which I had to track down about 45 minutes before I could sketch. Fuzzy memory for where it was. More calligraphic since I got a late start and the temperatures fell. Hand froze down to just slashing at the paper at one point. Good note to keep working at early afternoon when the shadows are going West-East.

Paraphrased part of my AS:

"This examination has allowed for the opportunity for the work to broaden my boundaries of how subject affects form and vise versa. Each level of design, whether it is the components of singular organisms, or the compound as a whole demands both a critical ability to capture detail while projecting a readable composition. The simple and sometimes unnoticeable tree stump is a start concept for my drawings. The challenge of using the dual media of charcoal and ink allows me investigate and build forms with an ambidextrous technique that results in contrasting sharp details with softer, grittier, and often larger implied textures. Having these dual contrasts as qualities within the composition’s layout draws the viewer into each piece to consider the curious forms. This also provides the work a sense of activated space and weight, both emotionally and physically. My works are reminiscent of a hybrid form of suggestive shape and intended information provided by the aggressive use of line in these landscapes. The unusual magnified scale proffers an invitation to experience a harmony of objects being both heightened in perspective and intimacy. "

Influences in no particular order: black beans and rice; lady grey tea; newfoundland-black lab mix; peanut butter and crackers.