So far, so good. I have made drawings every day since January
1. Somehow making the pledge in public cyberspace seems to be cementing the
promise to myself and I am enjoying the discipline. I hope anyone reading is also
giving this a try. To draw something is to show your understanding and there
simply is not enough drawing done in the course of a traditional education. One
does not need to be a great artist to draw; one simply needs to draw.
Drawing is a way of thinking, it’s visual note taking; it
helps us to remember. Drawing is communication. Drawing is emoting. Drawing is
necessary and essential.
Let’s keep drawing.
“Drawing” on other subjects, my holiday break is ending. I
return to teaching this week with a drawing and painting class at Kettering
College, followed by a new semester of art history at Wright State. Time off is
wonderful but routine is pretty good too and it’s time to fall back into the
rhythm. I am also returning to work on some of my collage series: a new
tapestry is underway, another in the Redefining Wall series is on my easel in
its beginning stages, and I think I finally have a handle on how to create the
new series called Half the Sky. And right now I am sitting here watching the
ice flows on the river and flocks of birds enjoying the sunshine…
Hope your sun shines bright as well.
