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| Nightshade conte crayon 19.5 x 12.5 |
is a drawing done with conte crayon on an unknown kind of paper from my storage box. I am trying to remember to label all of my papers, but am not always good at it. As previously written, these sessions with the young dancers from
Ballet Excel Ohio have provided the opportunity for me to break out of my usual routines with some experimentation...for me, having a few unknowns pushes my boundaries and provides stimulation in my R-brain. The lighting, the pose, and yes, the model herself in her ability to relate to the artists provide variables to which we must adjust. I look for lights that lead into each other in a sort of pattern. Likewise with the darker shapes. I like spontaneity as well as its polar opposite, deliberate refinement. This particular drawing works for me.
The costume for this young dancer is that of a nightshade, a dark dancer that is a kind of minion for the queen, as I was told...a nightshade plant being that which is poisonous.
Darks. Lights. Makes for a good drawing.
