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March 02, 2005
drawing
There is no substitute, when it comes to training the eye to see, for drawing. Looking, and putting down marks that not only correspond to the collection of features in front of me, but also marks that have a lightness of touch and singularity of purpose.
The marks shouldn’t overpower the image, the marks shouldn’t dominate. The image is the thing. That’s not to say I want to lose the marks altogether, because I don’t. I want the marks of the charcoal to be there just as I want the brush strokes to be there. I don’t want to pretend it isn’t a drawing. It’s the way the marks are made that give the drawing life.
Posted by john at March 2, 2005 05:47 PM
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