Autumn

It's Autumn and the twigs and branches are slowly being revealed as the Summer's leaves drop to the ground. But not too fast. At any moment there will be the perfect equilibrium of substance and space. The world: a plain weave of reality and unreality.

10-20-16-island
ink, charcoal, chalk

10-21-16-crows
ink, charcoal

10-18-16-trees
ink, charcoal

Singing in the Rain

ducks in the rain
10-09-16
charcoal, ink, rain

It's Autumn: a beautiful time of year. The Summer's drought is slowly fading. But I dread the coming of Winter just a bit. I've enjoyed the Summer and Fall and being able to observe and draw so many animals at the river: ducks, geese, sandpipers and herons. Winter is cold and the animals are less active. I have to reinvest myself in drawing the trees and contours of the river banks and forest. And in cold fingers and feet!

Since I draw almost every day, I'm also out in the rain sometimes. I don't mind because the rain adds an element of unpredictability to the drawings. Wolff carbon pencils get black and juicy when wet. India ink never dries. There have been a few times when my drawing has been mostly washed off the paper. I try to snap a photo before they get spoiled. But alas, often the final drawing is sometimes a wan reminder of time spent foolishly drawing in the rain. But I'm one of those people who finds some value in foolish pursuits. 

three or four ducks
10-09-16
charcoal, ink, rain

one duck
10-09-16
charcoal, rain

Eliot Bridge
10-09-16
charcoal, rain

the South Natick Dam
12-21-16
charcoal, ink, rain

The top of the dam
01-16-13
charcoal, rain

Wetlands
04-20-16
charcoal, rain

The Charles River
11-28-15
charcoal, rain

Ripples
12-22-15
tusche, oil stick, charcoal, rain

The Island
03-21-15
ink, wash, pencil, rain

Reflections
03-28-15
ink, rain

The dam
04-20-15
ink, latex, rain

Every month is Inktober!

Many artists on social media do ink drawings in October and post them. It's called "Inktober." I would too, I suppose, but I'm simply not that organized. Anyway, I love rich black India ink and I use it almost every day anyway.

Happy Inktober!

mallard ripples
ink charcoal
10-04-16

Ripples
crayon, ink, charcoal
09-30-16

ducks
pencil, ink
09-26-16

feeding mallard
pencil, ink
09-08-16

The island
02-07-16
ink