Draw, Draw, Draw

There is no substitution for drawing.

May, 1989, Eureka Springs, AR.
I wanted to see. I wanted to see lines, I wanted to see shapes, I wanted to see patterns, I wanted to see movement. Daily drawings like above helped me understand the importance of seeing the way an artist is suppose to see. This allowed me to make the connection between artist and object through intense observation of reality. Drawing the object without drawing the object.  Focusing on the light, pattern, shapes and the object will appear.  I love the object but the drawing is not about the object. The object is superfluous. Pattern is the subject and must be established in order for the object to make sense.  To see the pattern, I had to train my eyes to see beyond the surface. Seeing cannot be accomplished through anyway except drawing.