Hello everyone! I hope March is going well so far, and that early spring will be bringing good things.
I recently completed this 20x26 inch drawing of lichens and mosses growing on a piece of rotting fir bark, which I’ve been working on in patches on and off since autumn 2023 — it’s one drawing of a series that I’ll be working on for an art show in August.
For Art Space subscribers I’ve made a little studio process tutorial about my cobbled-together methods for working between tiny subject matter and (relatively) large paper, which you will find down below.
Also — super excited about sending out the next round of monthly art-print postcards to paid Art Space subscribers! If you want to join in, there’s more info here.
Before this large-scale drawing I was making magnified drawings of lichens in my 8”x10” sketchbook, which was small enough to keep stationary while I peered through the magnifying glass. Working on a larger surface was somewhat ergonomically awkward, having to move my body, the lichen, and the glass around as a unit while I worked across the drawing. I think the awkwardness was worth the challenge — I find the experience of spending time drawing a live model (the lichen) through a magnifying glass to be captivating, which I’ll try to expand on a bit more in the tutorial.
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