Drawings and journal pages

Some of these look like paintings, and people wonder how do you know when it's a drawing and when it's a painting? one way to think about this is that if the line is all important, regardless of whether there's color or a wash, it's a drawing. If the color and mass carry the meaning, it's a painting. Very rough and ready explanation, but good enough for government work, as they say.

Most of these works have been juried into shows or have been in my solo shows, and some have won recognition. Just so you know I didn't chuck a ton of random stuff on here! but there are literally hundreds and hundreds of other drawings set aside and just done for practice and the sheer pleasure of doing it.

Oh, how many drawings you do before you start getting the hang of it, even a bit! but once you start to explore you start to see how very much there is yet to learn and know and the adventure is on. The game's afoot! and I've added some people to the email listing, in case you wondered how you got here. I'm a longtime Plainsboro Library art supporter, so even if you haven't met me, I'm at your meetings in spirit!



This drawing is done with wire, with an amber bead added, on artistmade paper




And you can draw with wire and make wall sculptures like this school of fish




Three pears, ink and wash, journal page




Evergreen cone in sepia pencil




Pencil drawing from a photograph of Virginia Woolf, journal page




Pencil drawing, reclining figure




Drawing done under stress in hospital, emergency visit for once I was the patient, and there was only the back of a menu and a stub of pencil available..




Journal page pencil drawing




Line drawing of client cat in kitchen, from petcare business days




Beloved departed Dalmatian KC in typical evening pose, ink and wash




Ink and wash, still life of bowl of fruit. My family is trained to check before they eat whether or not it's my model




Ink drawing, self portrait in glum mood




Ink drawing, many cats, in fact one cat's activity over a few minutes' time




Ink, charcoal, pencil drawing of adult woman, with herself as child inset




Ink drawing, contour style, of one side of studio




Ink line drawing, cats and calla lilies




Ink, head of long departed dear cat of my heart, Annabelle, feral beauty who would let only me of all the human race, touch her




Ink, Annabelle once more



HP sleeping, ink drawing




Ink and wash, two cats and sofa




Gardening journal page, ink




Contour drawing, crown of thorns plant




Charcoal on brown paper, this looks like a group of people but in fact is a group of burlapped evergreens in the nursery in winter




Pen, backview nude