DRAWINGS
Drawing is the most direct form of expression, and the most encouraging of invention and experimentation. Drawings don’t require “finishing” to be complete, and they can quickly encompass an idea. I love the tactile feeling of charcoal on thick printmaking paper and using an eraser to draw as much as the drawing tool itself. I have hundreds of drawings in drawers and in sketchbooks that I refer back to when I get “stuck” and am searching for a new direction or inspiration, and often I find something on an old sheet that I’ve forgotten about but kicks me into gear.
STILL LIFE DRAWINGS
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Charcoal is the simplest of all media, simply a piece of wood that has been burned in a vacuum and carbonized. Charcoal drawing can be very close to painting when used in a tonal manner, and many of Faigin's painting series have begun with a series of charcoal explorations. Making light out of darkness - now there's a fascinating contradiction in terms.
