Having a relatively short attention span when it comes to ideas and preoccupations, I rarely draw 'studies' for paintings. I'm never really that well prepared, and am usually just hoping things will turn out OK. Mostly, the image is making a kind of faith-based jump from my mind to the page.
And, unsurprisingly, it rarely turns out how I'd initially hoped it would.
So I'm trying to form a habit of working on studies; familiarising myself with what I'm trying to produce. Here's a couple from the weekend, which, as so often happens, just deteriorated into me painting gum blossoms.
Also, a time-lapse video of me drawing is up on the Volcom blog here.
I do the same thing. Sets off on a large painting or drawing with barely a picture in my head. Lately I have become better at planning a little ahead and sketch because the pictures can be so much better of it, especially how I place things in relation to other things. Many times the sketches becomes small artwork on their own, like yours! They are really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAlways amazing compositions, love your visual language!
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