I have friends in the hilltowns where the snow is still over a foot deep under the shade of the woods. This time of year, when the days are getting longer and the winter is on the run, they burn the brush that’s piled up in the past year. Each year they make a ritual of it, so you get a chance to burn old stuff you want to clear out and let go of, to make way for the energy of the incoming warm season. Part of the ritual is always drinking maple sap fresh and sweet, before it is reduced into syrup. Today was such a dance of fire, water and wind, awakening the muddy earth.
I really haven’t worked in all-graphite in a long time. Anyway this shows me that in style and subject matter, I really haven’t changed much since high school–except then, this would have been in ballpoint pen in the margins of the page on which I was taking notes.
Here’s another one that I stopped working on before adding color because I wanted to save the lines! If I get to finish it, I’ll post the color version below.
I spent the day away from home and studio – rehearsing music, marching for our lives, visiting family and friends, pitching in funds for a little school. So all you get are a couple of between-things doodles. Huzzah! I did drawing!
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