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| Easy Livin' conte crayon on toned pastel paper 15.5 x 11.5 |
is a drawing that I like...completed at an expressive drawing workshop. The reference was an old family photo that features two couples in swimsuits at a favorite lake. Toned paper was used...quite handy as used as a mid-tone value. Individual characteristics are downplayed, while the group gesture becomes all-important...the way in which the four figures relate to each other to support their relationships. Negative spaces become important. Patterns of darks were worked in a balanced way, creating a satisfactory pattern of its own, independent of the details of the reality provided. Likewise with the whites. This drawing was worked by using basically only three values. While likenesses and leg details were mostly suggested, I placed the emphasis on the relationships of the torsos...not the torsos themselves, but on the relationships between them.
I like this drawing very much. It was fun to do and provides the feeling that I wished to convey in a minimal way. Less is more
