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\"Fantasy<\/a>
Enchanted Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My drawings are a marriage of realism and subtle exaggeration. I usually start a drawing by building on something I’ve seen and felt, and then I edit the drawing as I work to make it into a better visual understanding of that. I follow different creative energies throughout the process and I’ve learned to trust their flows.<\/p>\n

When a scene attracts me to it, I can see\/hear its rhythms. It feels like I can hear the scene singing and the textures, lines, shapes, and shadows are like musical notes. I furiously take many digital photos at different focuses and exposures so I’ll have a wide range of images to work from. Then I move the photos into Photoshop and work out a composition that I can see\/hear more clearly.<\/p>\n

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Composing<\/h3>\n

The composition stage is usually very fast and probably fits most people’s expectation of how an artist works. I play music, I move around a lot, I sing and talk to myself, and feel very plugged in to a lively kind of creative energy.<\/p>\n

Once the composition feels right, I print out a \u201cworking\u201d image and start the drawing process. Drawing is largely a “felt” thing to me. The printed image is a solid framework to start from, but there’s always more \u201cfeeling into\u201d the drawing to be done before it’s finished.<\/p>\n

Feeling My Way Through A Drawing<\/h3>\n
\"Two<\/a>
Two Cats – working<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The slow energy connected to drawing is totally different from the lively energy of composition. It’s deep and wide and can be sustained over a longer period of time.<\/p>\n

Each drawing has its own unique energy too. When I pick up a drawing to work on it, I always connect with its special energy so I’m able to work on any piece at anytime.<\/p>\n

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\"Two<\/a>
Two Cats In A Beam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I know a drawing is done when it feels done. Occasionally a drawing will drag its feet and not want to leave the drawing board though, and I have to be patient with those pieces. Sometimes I leave them in a dark place, like a drawer, to hibernate for a while. When I can look at them with a fresh eye again, I can see what they need to be finished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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