Savin' a 1,000 Words!

One more experimental drawing before moving into a series of works dealing with a musical (sounds) theme. This graphite drawing was intended to be abstract but, somehow, nature crept its way into the forefront and took over as river (moving & resting), vegetation, and trees. The moving river is horizontal and the resting waters are the vertical, soft portion.

“River Waterways” - Graphite - 14x11 in.

Thought I’d work with some graphite and deal with Values (shading) and other art element basics to keep a grasp on visual experimenting. Afterwards, I hope to feel more comfortable with paints and printmaking. For a still life I snapped off a portion of a Laurel branch that was flowering for the Spring. The drawing eventually took on the character of a landscape with experimenting by moving powdered graphite and erasing with a Kneaded erasure. Everything evolved – especially, the ‘landscape.’

“Laurel Branch” - Graphite