Those Towers

I've been thinking about cell phone and communications towers lately. They seem to be everywhere!

I think I'll have to draw more of these things.

Being Nature

Often the most realistic painting has a chaotic foundation. A healthy dialogue between these two states is common in many forms of art past and present. You see it in Persian miniatures and Jackson Pollack; in Eadweard Muybridge and Carl Andre.

Why just paint Nature

when what you really need to get back to experiencing

is being Nature?

Setting Sail

Each drawing is a small voyage.
Every sequential mark or blot or brushstroke carries a question in its wake: what next?
– Where is this picture going?
– Will it take an unexpected turn and lead you into a tangle of conflicting ideas?
– Will it stay close to shore and merely reaffirm familiar choices and ideas?
– Because a painting is a mix of technique and imagery, will it be some blend of both: the exciting and the predictable?

I think illustration is concerned with this final type of scenario. It may use unfamiliar methods and surreal combinations to get to a familiar conclusion or sentiment.

the smallest crag is worth a look

Nothing here except a good view

diving for pearls …or lunch!

This picture started upside down with the tan area at the bottom and the blue-ish area suggesting a sky. Flipping the book 180º gave me a different perspective that reminded of Japanese or Chinese landscapes.

© 2010 Rob Dunlavey
ballpoint pen, latex paint in sketchbook 17" x 8.5" approx.

Reference

Read a little more here.

This drawing was done last September. I like it. The actual size is 11 x 17 inches.

Tangles

Such is life eh?