R47 Raven Primer
7 x 9" acrylic and ink on panel
private collection
The prototype for a new idea for black and white drawings on panel. I wanted to avoid works on paper, as they are more difficult to frame and appear different in an exhibition. Glass obscures detail. With everything on panels, the works can be framed the same, and have much the same appearance, which is important for viewing the progression of the sequences. However, painting large areas of black on panel with ink is difficult and very uneven. Here, I tried acrylic for the large black areas, and was pleased with the added texture. It is quite different in appearance from the black and white oils, as the oil is etched and even sketched on with pen. But I like the quick drying acrylics for pen work.
Sometimes ideas come from nothing, it seems, and I was very pleased with the idea of a raven alphabet book, and a rather lost-looking lady. Sometimes the very small works are good, because they cannot contain too much: the eye cant take them all in at once, and they form a pleasingly simple pattern.
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