Saturday, 12 September 2015

Lines of the Day: September 12, 2015.

Michael Whynot. Arm study. Red chalk.


Michael Whynot. Head study. Red chalk.


Michael Whynot. Hand study. Red chalk.


Michael Whynot. Figure study. Red chalk.
Sun thickening linseed oil.

Here are four sketches from my sketch book; beautiful lines appear and disappear, flowing over and under, in and around forms, creating space on the two dimensional surface of the paper, giving movement and life where there should be none.

Also, here are some trays of cleaned flax seed oil setting out in the sun to thicken. The preparation for painting, using materials of my own making is labor intensive, but will lead to an intimate understanding of those materials.

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