Carol's Drawing Blog » sculpture http://www.toadhollowstudio.com/wp_blog Pencil drawing for everyone. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:19:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 I Don’t Paint, I Draw http://www.toadhollowstudio.com/wp_blog/2008/04/i-don%e2%80%99t-paint-i-draw/ http://www.toadhollowstudio.com/wp_blog/2008/04/i-don%e2%80%99t-paint-i-draw/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:14:51 +0000 Carol http://toadhollowstudio.com/wp_blog/?p=292 Continue reading →]]> Color is a distraction. It pulls the attention away from the subject and re-focuses it on the surface of the art. Yes, I know that color has lots and lots of emotional impact, but I’d rather bring the viewer deeper into the art.

I want your eyes to follow the shape of the subject deep under the surface of the drawing. I want you to understand the light and shadows you find there in an intuitive way, and I create an undemanding and quiet atmosphere so you can explore the drawing without distraction.

Drawings are more about the wholeness of a captured moment, and less about creating a new one. They are about time and space and touching the presence of a moment with the eyes, mind, and heart.

I sculpt light and shadow onto the surface of paper with my tools. I create form, texture, and line, and let them kick up their heels to the harmony of the spheres. That rhythm is my drumbeat.

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