Cello Player

Cello Player

pen on paper, 2014

blind contour 

Art talk and a muse.  

People often ask me from where it is I draw my inspiration for art.  Because I work abstractly, it is a question that comes up in conversation most frequently.  Conceptually, I would say I take many cues from the human condition--habit, idealism, philosophy.  Physically, I would say the human form and the movement of natural elements act as points of reference for my composition and color-palette choices.  

Recently, I rediscovered my love for blind contour drawings.  Closing my eyes, I allow the visions in my mind to come to life freely, unhindered by specificities.  In one continuous line, I [blindly] draw a figure, an object, or a place by relying solely on stored imagery.  When I feel it is time to lift the pen, it is then that I open my eyes and take a look at what has been created without physical sight.  More often than not, the drawings are beyond satisfying to experience.  For this reason, I have begun using these drawings as a basis for my oil paintings.  I firmly believe art becomes that much more powerful when it feeds off of something greater.