Date Range: 2010 – current
Skill Set: Drawing
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“BAMBOO”
The first charcoal drawing I was ever proud of. Taken from a reference photo, what I love about this is the shallow depth of field, and use of contrast to imply detail.
“RABBITS”
Portraits of Jessica and Roger Rabbit, sans eyes. Individually, they each look like they could belong to a different series. Seeing them together gives new meaning to each.
“POPE WITHOUT MEAT”
I started by recreating Velásquez’s “Pope Innocent X”.
I wanted to combine it with Bacon’s “Figure with Meat,” so I drew that on the back of the paper, such that when you shine a light through it, Bacon’s work shows through.
On the front, I wrote a stanza from DC Talk’s “There Is a Treason at Sea”:
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But You give me the keys to paradise
It is You who sympathize
You and Your perfection grow
I am cradled in Your oceans throw.
On the back, I wrote a different stanza from the same poem, in a different lettering style, in the negative space above:
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The dark ones who eternal in damnation grow
Set about me nowHow they whine and crow
DAILY DRAWINGS OF ORDINARY THINGS
I keep my skills sharp by drawing as close to daily as possible. I’ll just pick something that looks interesting, set a timer, and go. Working from home with a stay-at-home preschooler doesn’t afford me a great deal of time, but any time is better than no time.
