Watching your video gave me a good sense of your process. The end result is kind of a miracle to the untrained, I think. It all came together in a hurry at the end: you had to have seen something coming that I didn't.
Beth, what a wonderful post! I am so interested in the distinction you make between "just" painting and concentrated drawing, and it's reminding me of something I was thinking about yesterday -- curation. Do we index our sketchbooks, as Roz Stendhal does? Is it more about process or product? (See also Knitting.) When we have deep concentration like this, it does seem to be akin to meditation, so process, but is it also a draft? (rereading Bird by Bird and the shitty first draft). Sorry. Ramblings at 5:30 am but so happy to see your painting.
Watching your video gave me a good sense of your process. The end result is kind of a miracle to the untrained, I think. It all came together in a hurry at the end: you had to have seen something coming that I didn't.
Beth, what a wonderful post! I am so interested in the distinction you make between "just" painting and concentrated drawing, and it's reminding me of something I was thinking about yesterday -- curation. Do we index our sketchbooks, as Roz Stendhal does? Is it more about process or product? (See also Knitting.) When we have deep concentration like this, it does seem to be akin to meditation, so process, but is it also a draft? (rereading Bird by Bird and the shitty first draft). Sorry. Ramblings at 5:30 am but so happy to see your painting.