I am going to blog about something different this morning. I have been blogging about studio "Must Haves" and I will continue to do that but......today.....I want to answer a viewers question about my reasons behind creating this particular series.
I have been working on an art "series" now for awhile. The name of this series is "Childs Play". It is a series of graphite, black and white drawings of young children. I could of chosen any number of subjects for my series but this one struck a chord with me. There are a lot of artists that have drawn children, Norman Rockwell comes into mind as one of them. Below is the first drawing in my series, drawn in 2016.........
One of the reasons I chose children as my series subject was that I wanted to capture the simple innocence of being a child.
To be a child, to see the world and everything in it as a new adventure waiting to be conquered. So many new things to do and explore. The feeling of freedom. Not being hampered by "have to's" and life agendas.
It's a simple life. it's not complicated.
I grew up way too quickly, although, I do consider myself to be an adult/child still. There is a part of me that most likely will never grow up, and that's okay. I have found that creating this series for me has been very healing.
I don't know how many drawings there will be in this series. It is ongoing and as of right now, still going strong. Some series go on for years. Only time will tell.
I am still working on the third drawing titled "Day Dreamer" This one is an 8X10 where as the other two are both in 9X12 format. The sizes may vary throughout this series but they will all be graphite. here is the new work in progress.....................
That's it for today's quick blog post. I am always happy to answer any questions. It's now time to go to work for me. Have a great day!
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