Day 17 January 30 x 30 2017

I often ask myself what is urging me on with painting, drawing, and creating. I know I am not going to famous, have my work in galleries; something more primitive is working here. Making my mark. Making something that will say  "here I am" "I was here". I am exploring, traveling paths I haven't been. Trying new ways to express whatever seems to come through. What is there, is what is there, nothing more and nothing less.

30 x 23 cm

Brown Paper

Mixed crayons + mechanical pencil

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Day 16 January 30 x 30 2017

Small mixed crayons, mostly my oil/wax crayons, neo-color I, caran d'ache. Looking at this on the screen I am thinking what if... so I may tweak this. Think it could be warmed a bit... 

15 x 25 cm

Mixed crayons + charcoal

Cheap drawing paper

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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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