Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Platform




Platform

Islands Off solitude
The day was started with this sketch. A memory of rocky platforms on the islands, and yes, the figure, my imagination was working then too. Someone to talk too.
A place to escape.
A place to observe.
A safe place away
From the day to day.

8.5”x 5.5” black and white ball point pen on tinted grey paper

8 comments:

  1. Lines in this are extraordinary, that's me on Islands of Solitudes, alone I feel so good right now, but I have long hair and dimples and much curvier than she is...but in my mind in the horrible days I've had I am forever more in your Islands of Solitudes

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    1. The figure is inconsequential. I see myself on the same platform too. Glad you feel free to do the same☺
      If I’m going to place someone in the drawing though, I’ll obviously find a prettier reference to sketch from than myself.
      Thank you

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  2. if you look anything like your picture you def should be drawn or sketched it must be hard though drawing yourself

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    1. Drawing myself just isn’t as interesting. I’d rather draw her..

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  3. The moment I saw this I was reminded of the scene in Jane Eyre, where Edward Rochester led Jane to believe he was sending her away to Ireland and she would never see him again!

    I sense a sadness in her pose...a longing to hold onto something as it passes away into history.
    This is delightfully atmospheric!

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    1. When I am drawing there is a basic theme. What develops is usually experimentation and then problem solving save a final image.
      Your imagination, the ability to pull so much from these small drawings amazes me.

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