More in Black & White

More work using ink, acrylic, graphite and charcoal. I added a little pastel just for fun. I'm still having a good time with texture and marks.

Storm, mixed media 30" x 22" 

Alleyway, mixed media 30" by 11"

A Gang of Voices

A couple of drawings that resulted from playing with mixed media. These were created with black ink and charcoal. I erased into the charcoal and applied acrylic paint with a brayer. I like the textures and depth created by subtracting with the eraser and layering with paint and brayer.

 A Gang of Voices,  22" x 30" Mixed media and pastel

Shouting into Cotton, 22" x 30" Mixed media

Black & White

A couple of abstract compositions in black and white. I used charcoal, graphite and black acrylic for these drawings.

More Marks

I spent the weekend experimenting with mark making and layering. Make some marks. Paint over the marks. Make more marks. Try to find balance and an interesting composition. I used ink, water soluble graphite and acrylic paint. Having fun. Seeing where they lead me.

Add and Subtract

I'm still confined to sitting with my foot elevated for part of the day. This gives me a lot of time to sketch. I'm working on a series using a high horizon line. I've been adding some color to the background. Mostly I work with charcoal, graphite and an eraser. I enjoy the give and take of adding tone and subtracting with an eraser. I like the textures I can create. The paintings below were done  today.

I found a great video of painter Barbara Moody using this process. She works in layers and layers, applying charcoal and erasing to create drawings that change, metamorphosing from image to image. Here's the link.
http://www.barbaramoody.com/pages/drawings.html

More Cruciforms

Another day of being confined to sitting. Another day of drawing cruciform compositions. Today I decided to try composing some of them as negative a shape. I also added a little color.

Big Foot

Following surgery to realign my toes I find myself confined to sitting for a few days.

To pass the time I sat with a stack of paper and a collections of pencils and charcoal and made quick sketches based on one composition, the cruciform. As soon as I can return to the studio I'll take these drawing, paint over some and use other as ideas for abstract paintings. Here are some of the drawings before I begin to paint over them.