Key words from drawing and researching today, in no specific order///
Burnt sugar
Bundle
Wad
Banding
Strap
Steps (descend ascend)
Return>>>
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I feel like making large format drawings in oil. Large greasy drawings, I desire to see thick black and sepia marks commanding the paper.
Portraiture
I still really enjoy making drawings. I feel guilty as though I am old fashioned stuck in craft, but I find making marks, making certain drawings so satisfying. The feel it has, the presence it carries. I worry as it feels as though there is no concept, idea or thought in the work. Just self indulgence and showing off. That there isn’t really a place for it in contemporary art. Is representational art over.
What is the purpose of portraiture today? Where does the thinking and conceptual value lie? Observation? Deep observation of an individual.