One year in the 1990s when I was living in a house without a space to paint, I did a lot of colored pencil and ink drawings. It was a way to keep making art, and I continued to focus on abstract work rather than representational. I love line anyway, and use it often in my paintings, so drawing really should be a natural for me.
Here are a few of the drawings I did:
The Emperor's Mind
Spring Wheat
Sacrifices
Blue Jazz
Tripping Red
I've always done some drawing on and off, and a few years ago I purchased a beautiful set of Prismacolor pens in 120 colors just to enhance this experience. But unfortunately, I got so involved in painting on canvas that after a while I stopped drawing completely.
One of my goals for 2007 was to start drawing again, so I recently got my set of pens out of the basement and set them up on a drawing table, ready to use. This way I have no excuse not to use them. I'd already bought plenty of good quality paper in various sizes, so let's hope I have some new drawings to post soon.
