Surrender

Surrender

paper on pencil drawings – seven postcard sized pieces framed together

I started out wanting to draw this face I found, but there was so much to comment on at that time of my life that I decided to divide her up into little segments where I could further editorialize. So I did that. Then I put this away. For a year or so.

On a stormy night, I added the top layer of drawings. I had bought myself this giant wonking “Anatomy for the Artist” when I was 18. It sat on my shelf all that time. It was expensive! I never used it – until that night. I referred to it to make the layers you see added. Then I put this away. For a year or so.

On yet another stormy summer night, I pulled it out again. I cut the drawing into seven pieces that you see here and started erasing parts of the original images and added swirls and embellishments.

The piece is framed as one – they float on a piece of dark suede.

Here I gathered them to show you.

(Oh, I think this piece is about the cycles of life and how one must ultimately surrender to them – again, my obvious title!)

This piece with some of my other drawings were shown in last year’s “Nothing Is Black & White” exhibition in New York.

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