I like trees. I enjoy capturing the essential elements, getting familiar with the details. How they differ from type to type for instance. A few years ago I happened on a speaker in a chain bookstore touting his book, a collection of drawings showing the different trees of this country. A wonderful idea but a terribly dull book! While you could recognize the different trees, the drawings themselves were, for me, a problem; flat, bland and boring!
Information IS important but in the end for me the art is paramount. As an artist I want to stay interested! In some of today's cartoons, each panel is essentially the same, only the words change. I'd die doing that, - I'm not a writer. (you can see that!) I love to draw! I love the mark on paper. I love the line that describes the object! I may like trees, cats (My wife LOVES cats!) people or any number of things but whatever the subject I want the viewer as well as myself to enjoy the art, the way the marks describe shape, texture and form. Here are a few "tree" drawings, - different times, different places. - see what I mean?
Information IS important but in the end for me the art is paramount. As an artist I want to stay interested! In some of today's cartoons, each panel is essentially the same, only the words change. I'd die doing that, - I'm not a writer. (you can see that!) I love to draw! I love the mark on paper. I love the line that describes the object! I may like trees, cats (My wife LOVES cats!) people or any number of things but whatever the subject I want the viewer as well as myself to enjoy the art, the way the marks describe shape, texture and form. Here are a few "tree" drawings, - different times, different places. - see what I mean?
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