I am inspired by line drawings that say a lot with minimal marks. I love Ellsworth Kelly’s flower drawings.
And Picasso’s one liners are inspiring. They capture the essence of a thing with seemingly little effort. I do think the “little effort” is a misnomer.
These two guys were master artists, who must have made millions of drawings. Their ability to say so much with simple contour line drawings was developed over a life time.
I have been playing with line drawings of shadow shapes that I see everyday in the woods.
I always try to create line elements in my gelatin prints.
Two favorite tools that I use to create line elements in my gelatin prints are very flat grasses and weeds and thin yarns and threads.
If you would like to explore using these tools to create lovely gelatin prints, then join us in the new online class, SIMPLIFY – gelatin printmaking workshop.
