November 15, 2009
Drawing is instinct and observation partnered with touch. This grouping was created with charcoal, graphite, pen, and a hint of pastel. Keeping the materials simple allows me to focus on the subject at hand in a more direct and immediate way.
The drawing of the gentleman with the hat is not from life, but is an ancestor of someone I was commissioned by, so it carries the history of looking back in time without quite knowing what I was searching for... faded photos from over a hundred years ago, the kindness of an unknown soldier's eyes, the interest of someone now trying to see into their family's past, and the desire to convey this visually, culminated into this small graphite and pastel image.
The pencil drawing of the woman, on the other hand, is from life as are the other images. I was interested in the strangeness of looking at her seemingly upside down, the immediacy of the limited time available with her, and the challenging need to observe space with care.
The third image maintains the model's core physical and emotional energy. The bulk of the image is complete, so with a few additional marks, more from memory than observation, I've stopped drawing on it and called it complete.
The last image is of my child. He was a bit unwilling to pose for any length as my husband drove us to Manhattan this weekend, but I was able to make this quicker study of him. I used a pen that was partially dried out, so it left these curious match-like marks from the point to end of each stroke. Every tool implies something different, and in this case, the slight resistance of the marker met my son's slight hesitancy in an unexpected aligning of mood.
Sketchbook pages 6:06:00 PM by Patricia
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