plein air watercolor studies
Friday, October 11, 2013
summer, plein air drawing
this summer, I took some time to just enjoy the outdoors and create some pastel drawings en plein air. there was something very calming and intriguing about this observational drawing.
cloud drawings in studio, may 2013
An exploration of cloud forms on mulberry paper. These drawings were made as mock ups for an upcoming installation. I use a projector to trace the cloud forms onto the paper using
charcoal pencil. The folds in the paper were created to add a sense of sequencing, pages and even maps. For the installation I envision using much larger strips and filling the walls. A fun experiment.
cloud project, spring 2013
cloud drawing-charcoal pencil on vellum in juniper stump
cloud drawing- charcoal pencil on vellum with sandstone, lichen
Monday, March 18, 2013
18 march 2013
For about a year, I've had this large charcoal drawing of clouds on one of my studio walls-and I mean that- it is drawn directly on the wall.
it's taking up a lot of space, but I can't seem to let the conversation go just yet- there is more to learn and something that is definitely keeping my attention. I'm also just enjoying the elegance of the thin, fragile lines overlapping one another. Recently, I've added a few smaller, cloud drawings on mylar next to the larger drawing- to start a conversation between the two. I'm enjoying this experiment. more to develop here.....
As a side note, I've been reading a lot about water policy and issues in the West and A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The two, environmental writings and a children's series,` would not seem to be related, however in the eleventh book Snicket keeps repeating definitions of the water cycle for precipitation, evaporation/condensation and collection/storage. He does so in a humorous, though monotonous, way. The water cycle has definitely settled into mind as I explore clouds and water issues and the ephemeral nature of all.
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