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Grazing
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About Me
Ever since I can remember, the subject of my drawings has mostly been animals. I feel like I have a deep connection with the natural world, and I want to show it through my art. The goal of my work is to convey the various aspects of nature by representing it as accurately as possible. I prefer to capture animals doing whatever it is that they do.
A work of art begins long before the pencil touches the paper. I frequently have an idea pop into my head while not actively thinking of projects to work on. I might see a bird fly overhead, read a comment in the paper, or see a picture online that will give me the inspiration. I keep a list of all the drawings I want to do and pick one that I feel compelled to work on at that moment. I often use reference photos that I have taken myself. The eyes are always first to be drawn; if they don't look right, the whole image won't look right. Then I extend the drawing to other features, and I finish by adding detail where necessary.
I work in several media, but my favorites are charcoal and pyrography (wood burning). I love the elegant simplicity of these monochromatic media. |
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| charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pyrography |
birds, mammals, endangered, cats, dogs, raptors, wildlife |
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