What Are Sketches And Drawings?
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| Wolf Creek - Algoma Graphite Field Sketch |
The Sketch: Simply speaking a sketch is the
artist’s immediate reaction to a thought, or an idea, expressed in its simplest
form. Often when I’m out and about, and without sufficient time to explore an
idea in detail, I’ll make a note to myself in the form of a few lines and some
written notes, enough to jog my memory, then continue on. Later when I’m back
in my studio I might review my notes and decide to take the sketch to another
level. Then, if I feel that there’s merit in exploring the idea further I might
make further more detailed sketches, and proceed to make a painting.
The Drawing: A drawing might be expressed as the
sketch explored in detail, a finished work of art in itself, or the final
reference for an elaborate painting. I’ve very often worked on a drawing to the
point that I feel that to continue on with the idea would result in the loss of
the very reason that I made the sketch. Paintings very often become overworked
ideas.
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Island Carlyle Lake - Killarney Provincial Park Graphite Field Sketch |
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Island Carlyle Lake - Killarney Provincial Park Graphite Drawing |
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