This drawing is entitled, "A Little Stroll With Stars," and is currently being shown at Pensacola Museum of Art Member's Show through August 22, 2015. It's 5"x7" as are most of my new drawings. I thoroughly enjoy the intimacy of drawings this size; most everything I produce, with rare exception begins on a similar scale.  Ideas and concepts for larger reliefs and free-standing pieces have their origins on this scale.

I continue to return to my 2011 essay, "Sculpture is Always Real," when I evaluate these drawings. (The essay is contained in this blog.)  Remove the paper from these drawings and a sculpture, (an object) remains. I personally have no desire to "fuss" with the surface of the paper, however many artists are quite skilled at just that.  If what I draw can't exist outside the confines of the paper, I don't have much use for it.

I've included a few more drawings in this post as well...

"A Little Stroll With Stars," 2015; 5"x7";  Pencil

 "Fan Dancer," 2015; 5"x7";  Pencil

"Holier Than Thou," 2015; 5"x7"; Pencil 

I have been trying to stay abreast of my drawing.  It seems as though I always fall back on developing compositions on paper when I'm not trying to lacerate myself with power tools! Virtually every image I produce begins with drawing, even though the drawings usually evolve into some other media. There is such a purity in allowing a composition to fully develop on paper rather than needing to transform it into metal, stone or whatever.  I still envision the creative process to be the same, whatever material is used.

These things are quite small, 5"x7" or thereabouts.  There is an intimacy to that size that I really respond to; they seem to be on the other end of the spectrum from some of my recent work.  It's like exercising a different portion of my art making desires, maybe in an attempt to stay centered in some way.

                                             "Phrygian Game," 2015; 6"x8"; Pencil

                                               "Budding Out," 2015; 5"x7"; Pencil