New Work: Circle Swirl
I just completed a new drawing called Circle Swirl. It is the first in what I hope will be a small sub-series of my Patterns of Obsession drawings. There are about 3 more preliminary sketches on my studio wall waiting their turn on the drawing board. This Swirl sub-series began with a rather small sketch I did years ago with a Sharpie pen, which I recently photographed. The digital file was then manipulated into several far more complex patterns. The resulting manipulated image was then drawn on paper using graphite pencil, the result of which you see below.
In the next month or two, Circle Swirl will be converted into a laser-cut linocut at Santo Press. It will be printed in several editions with variations of color in an 8″ square format. Additionally, I plan to hand-cut a large linoleum block (16″ square) which will also be printed at Santo Press. Thank God for Brent Bond! He doesn’t know it yet, but I want to use a rainbow roll behind the patterned image similar to the 2 editions we collaborated on in 2015; Leaf Stripes (Dark) & Leaf Stripes (Light) .
As you can see, I’ve got big plans!
Circle Swirl, 2016, graphite on paper, 16″ x 16″ on Stonehenge paper 22″ x 22″
Circle Swirl (detail)
Cosmic Web; 2016; India ink on paper; 22″ x 30″
Cosmic Web (drawing in progress)
Cosmic Web (detail)