Stream-of-conciousness, drawing from a scribble- there is an art game where one person does a scribble and the other pulls a drawing out of the scribble. Sometimes if I'm getting too tight with my work I play this game- with a friend, a child or even alone.

 

 

I always bring my sketchbook to museums and take notes on the things that catch my eye- a particular use of paint, texture or color, a concept, an excellent composition, a historical connection... they tend to be more writing than drawing, but when I need a drawing to remember a point, it goes in.

(this was at the Art Institute of Chicago)

The first concept sketch for the bridge installation, just after I thought of it. My first sketches of an idea are like this- loose and scribbly- a bare skeleton to flesh out with my mind. At first, I am the only person who can really see what I'm up to.

In the Zwinger museum, Dresden, Germany. I used the bottom sketch in the a recent painting- taking a scan of the sketch: digitally altering it, printing it on canvas, and then painting over it.

 

 

 

all images copyrighted ©Mary March, 10/27/04