"Even today, making a drawing appear on a blank sheet of paper is a bit like magic to me." - Isabelle Aresnault
My pencil drawing of Norway Maple samaras (#2) above. I have recently been doing a sort of folk dance of movement between pencil sketching gathered seeds, nuts and calyxes and reading the excellent book, Drawing for Illustration by Martine Salibsbury. I returned to the sub-section, Isabelle Arsenault - Drawing and me, towards the beginning of the book, several times to re-read segments of her essay. "Drawings are often perceived as incomplete, a process step before going to a final piece. This aspect touches me. Its vulnerability makes it even more precious. Even today, making a drawing appear on a blank sheet of paper is a bit like magic to me," writes Arsenault, an award-winning artist. Isabelle Arsenault's studio The sentence, "Drawings are often perceived as incomplete, a process step before going to a final piece," followed by the statement, "Its vulnerability makes it more precious," resonates deeply with me and my sentiments regarding my pe...
