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1. Beginning with Gestural Abstraction

I start by making lines that are completely gestural, having

little to no association with the reference images. (In

fact, more often than not, I’ll start a piece without know-

ing what photos I’ll work with, as was the case for this

demonstration.) The speed and energy of the application

means the marker lines are thicker and a bit lighter than

the subsequent slower, more intentional lines will be.

2. Varying Densities of Lines to Imply Space

or Form

I’m working from two images (not shown)—one is a photo

I took on Central Avenue in Albany, N.Y., and the other is

an image I pulled from the Internet. For the drawing, I’ll

distort and manipulate the information in these images

and add other imagined parts, as well.

As needed, I use an Expo wet-erase marker to draw

contour lines, building specifi c shapes into the draw-

ing. The temporary, erasable lines inform what I’ll do with

the permanent marker lines—where they might begin

or end. In this particular case, the erasable lines come

in handy for a shape between two clouds. Removing the

shape’s contour lines in order to maintain the labyrinthine

structure and the rule of no crossing lines is important;

this step reinforces the abstract nature of the drawing.

Abstract to Specifi c:

the Weather in Lines

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