In August my drawings on graphite began to pile up. I began to scan and play them against each other with transparency and color.
Zebra Lines; where they begin and end is another line
To begin with, the lines were just about extent and depth. Between the beginnings and ends there is a gap that describes another line.
On each page there is a space defined and shaped by each of the lines reflected in the next.
'Range' -a small work on paper using grease pencil.
At the same time, I was working with the torn paper collages, so I began to draw my lines to reflect the meander and separation of torn paper, but in only two dimensions instead of the three that tearing paper creates.
Meander
Again, essentially the lines look straight, but from an imagined perspective they would change directions but you can’t see that in two dimensions.
It appears far-fetched! But i also found it interesting that between the change of direction on each side it was unclear that they were not separate lines, but one continuous one.
'Then' digital collage
So to continue, by overlaying these elements with reverse and transparency I create a deeper sense of space, and perhaps a little mystery. The colors are what appeal to me at the time I am making these. There is the inevitable decision as to how best work one thing against another. I think that’s what keeps me going, always the open question, “What happens if I do this…?”
'Irinia'
In so many ways the lines I was drawing then were a reflection of the kind of torn edge, but the torn edges seemed to become a little richer for the time spend rubbing grease and graphite into paper.
