as i guessed the popularity of this festival means that its now down to sketchpad and line drawins. well i had a wee happy accident durin niamh when my pen leaked and was able to rub the ink into the picture. i was really happy with the result so thought to myself..i'll get one of those there ink stamp pads! so i did and it would appear that the ink is not watersoluable and doesn't smudge. great if thats what you want. so i'll have to make my own up with a suitable bit of sponge and ink. in these drawins you'll see the effect i got with the mystery inks from a stamp pad. the pontiax are a very talented chicago blues band. but i don't like the chicago blues ( i think while reading this you may wonder if there is anything i do like - i like the delta blues and negativeland and sure whats the harm in a little fugazi).
so in an earlier post i said one of the things people say to you when you are drawin is
"are you drawin?"
and there are two others i get and both i received at this gig. first
"can i see?"
this is fine except when i'm actually sketchin -
"er...i'm kinda usin it at the mo"
and the other is
"it looks nothing like blankity blank"
ok well that one is fair enough but i'll take this moment to defend that.
for me to get a portrait likeness takes a level of consideration that detaches me from the moment and kills the energy of the piece. i use the energy of the moment to create the work and i try to make a more moody piece. to capture the vibe of the moment.
its like i'm jammin with the musicians
my crowd pictures...well you're not meant to go oh there's so and so.
its just to go...this is a crowd.
its like i draw the chi or some crap like that.
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