Hunting for the right drawing tool I pick up a stick. Will one end of the stick draw a fine line? Will the other end make a softer line and shape? Dipping the stick into a container of India ink I look and start to draw. Eye, to hand, to paper, I make marks. I draw the shape of my face, feeling tone of my head, the texture of my hair, gesture of my turned head. I draw space, my hair touching the edge of the paper or the two dimensional picture plane. My head is turned; my hair goes back into three dimensional space. I draw until my sketch is done. Awareness of my surroundings clicks back into place. I return to everybody’s world.
Wonderful, succinct explanation of the act and where one has to “go” to create it.
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Thanks Binny. It’s nice for me to find out what you got out of that little piece of business 🙂
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A lovely Zen practice.
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Right, never thought of it that way.
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It’s so beautiful and creative. Thanks and regards.
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Hi, Thank you for your thoughts about what I do.
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I love the drawing and its rough style – and the way you approached it. Very creative. 🙂
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Thanks for your input Otto. It’s always interesting what you pick up on 🙂
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A beautiful little drawing, Carla. And you brought us along for the process, thank you!
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