Standing in the Circle

I originally drew this as a sketched idea for a chalk painting (illuminari) which I did up in Auburn in a fundraiser for the symphony.  I liked the sketch better than the chalk painting (shown here).

There is a vibrant beauty to chalk painting that I love, and there are some aspects of it that are tough to get. For example, once you have enough chalk, you cannot add more, without erasing  (which I really refuse to do) as top layers will just blow away in the breezes, or rinse away in the rain. Actually, it is that temporary nature, and the challenge of the immediacy of the media that really attracts me. This piece was 8 or 10 foot square, and was done in a little more than one day.  It’s real tough to get a good photo of a large illuminari.

On the other hand, I am most comfortable with a pencil in my hand. And lately, as I’ve been playing with drawings and layers and textures, there appears even more power to the pencil.