"Away"
12"x12"x1.5" acrylic and charcoal on wood panel
(12"x12" print may also be available, check shop!)
STORY: I started with an abstracted charcoal drawing of an upper torso. I often make expansive shapes above the head to eiether represent wild hair or the expansion of the mind and the imagination.
Then I filled in the spaces with acrylic paint. This is the first time I was painting with this method. The dryness of the charcoal against the wet paint was difficult to navigate and left my paint markings more obvious than I would normally leave them. This look grew on me and I kept it. Both the drawing and the painting happened in an automatic flow state. I didn't have a specific plan for where it was going, but I was coasting on whim and my emotions, and thinking about the kind of year I had experienced. Finally, I wiped away all the remaining charcoal and replaced the lines with solid black paint.
A secret tidbit:
I had a little cut text piece that said "Away" -
just as I was about to glue it on top, I LOST the word.
I checked everywhere - all over my table and floor. I even searched the trash can.
Later that night, it reappeared right in the middle of my drawing table!!
I glued it on, but I decided I preferred it to be wordless, so... I scraped it... AWAY. (!) hehe
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This is an original work of art. All pieces are wrapped well.
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