Learning to See

Personal Expression:

The techniques tools, and styles that I found most comfortable was the ink pen, because I found that with the ink pen I was able to control the ink with more thoroughly. I used the brushes with ink as well for a large portion of time to make washes as a background for my drawings, as I found this tool made the most interesting shape and design out of the ink. I also enjoyed experimenting with the simplification of shapes and landscapes.

I found I was able to combine my sense of expression into my shape representation by the simplification and abstraction of the shapes. By simplifying the lines I found I was able to interpret what I saw in such a way that I had control of the shapes and how I wanted to represent them.

I have found that my individual drawing style as a representational artist (and what I am interested in) is simplification of figures so that they form unique and interesting shapes.

Silhouette

At this moment, I have completed a silhouette drawing and have been experimenting with line drawings over ink washes. The ink washes have been interesting because I have been looking deeper into the shapes created naturally in the water and have been basing my ideas and drawings off of these shapes, and the shapes I have seen around me (for example: the first line drawing was based off a bird and others have been based off trees). I am interested in looking further into exploring with these line drawings, but adding in negative and positive space and starting to create realistic images from what I see. I have been abstracting my images thoroughly in the line drawings, and I am planning on attempting to morph the line drawing idea and the silhouette drawing together into a drawing style that is pleasing to my eyes and intriguing to look at.