Sifting

This week, was a sifting week. Well, first it was a drawing/painting/working week, then after critique it became a sifting week. Below is the drawing I've been working on most (there's been a bit more work done on it since critique, but there's still a lot more to do):

It is very hectic and chaotic, so next I'm going to push some of the lighter and darker areas, create some larger dark and light shapes for the eye to settle on and create more depth. From now on I'm considering this piece my grand experiment, and seeing what comes of all this chaos of stuff coming together in one place. The funny thing is, that's kinda what's going on in my head every day.

Besides working on that drawing for a good many hours this week, probably a good 5 to 7 at least, I also started work dying new paper for new drawings. I want to see if I can grow some of these drawings out of the dye and see how they evolve. Below is one of my starting points:

Lastly, I continued working on my small study drawings, which I really enjoy and whose portability allows me to work on them whenever I have a spare second. Here is the progress on one, which I probably spent a couple hours on this week if you add together all the small random moments I was able to catch:

This coming week, I hope to start several new drawings and see what resonates with me. Critique fed me a lot of ideas and thoughts, and I'd like to test those out and see what might come of it. I know I have some techniques and trials to sift through, and I'm hoping in the next couple weeks to really hone in on what works best for me and for these drawings. As for today, I bought several sheets of brand new paper, and they are teasing me with there blankness. Can't have that, off I go!