I love becoming so absorbed in something mental and physical to the point where I lose myself. Drawing gives me that feeling. The longer I have been drawing the longer I am able to sustain that suspension and I am happy that I now know enough to trust to the sensation of the dance at the end of my fingers.
I am beginning to work with paint and some color but my first love is still drawing and particularly drawing with charcoal with its sharp edges and soft tones. To me drawing is partly about solving a puzzle and the best times are when my lines or tone arrive without any conscious thought, they are simply a response to the person in front of me. The human body has been one of the mainstays of drawing for students and established artists for many years. It is a beautiful form capable of infinite variety and emotion and almost impossible not to respond to. Sometimes my drawing is complete in minutes, sometimes an hour or more is not sufficient and the challenge becomes keeping the drawing alive while the problems are resolved.
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