Day 15 January 30 x 30 2017

When I posted day 13 I mentioned that I might tweak the image after watching Nicholas Wilton's video about control and spontaneity.  He is a marvelous teacher and generous. Control and spontaneity don't have to opposites, but can work together and compliment one to the other.  Just added areas of a sort of veil in controlled rectangular fashion. I have decided that if figures or any other images try to sneak into my abstract I am going to let them come and welcome them.

25 x 18 cm

Charcoal & Chalks

Brown Paper

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Day 14 January 30 x 30 2017

More circles in the sky, charcoal and chalks on brown paper. Somehow my scanner doesn't quite pick up the correct tone of the brown paper. Knowing that everyone sees this differently on their monitors or tablets etc I am leaving it alone. Looks a little too dark!

Each evening I sit in bed, my new studio, ha ha, and try to let myself go and see what new marks I will be making. Certain materials I react differently than with others. I usually have several going at the same time, sometimes changing, adding or discarding. 

18 x 26 cm

Charcoal & chalks

Brown Paper

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Day 13 January 30 x 30 2017

This is another in the amorphous series. Charcoal, white and gray chalks on brown paper. Thinking of doing more work on this. Just saw a small clip by the artist Nicholas Wilton about control and spontaneity. This seems a bit out of the control. Thinking in what if.....?

25 x 18 cm

Charcoal & Chalks

Brown Paper

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Day 7 January 30 x 30 2017

Another amorphous sketch. Started to look like mountains, then rocks.. maybe a shell. Brown heavy paper charcoal and chalks.

25 x 18

Brown Paper

Charcoal & Chalks

Day 6 January 30 x 30 2017

Amorphous, getting out of the square and rectangle mode. Charcoal and chalks on brown paper

25 x 18

Brown Paper

Charcoals & Chalks