Lines Are Never the Same

2018-2019

ink on paper on panel, 12″ x 12″; ink and cut paper, 16″ x 16″

A series of drawings created by setting parameters of how they will be drawn. They test the apparent simplicity and ease of drawing a single line while revealing the variations that a line takes on from the person drawing it. The line is never the same.

The ink on paper pieces in this series are lines drawn as close as possible, either left to right or right to left and with either the left or right hand.

Lines, from the center, left to right, right hand, then from center, right to left, left hand, as close as possible, as far as I can go, not touching

Detail: Lines, from the center, left to right, right hand, then from center, right to left, left hand, as close as possible, as far as I can go, not touching

Lines, from the center to the top, left to right, then from center to the bottom, right to left, right hand, as close as possible, as far as I can go, not touching

Lines, from top to bottom, left to right, right hand, as close as possible, as far as I can go, not touching

Lines, from top edge, diagonal, right hand, as close as possible, as far as I can go, not touching

Lines, starting with one blindly-drawn straight line, cut left to right, top to bottom, as close as possible, not touching

Detail: Lines, starting with one blindly-drawn straight line, cut left to right, top to bottom, as close as possible, not touching