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on kassan a frlend and an excellenL palnLer and drafLsman

here ln n?C recenLly senL me Lhese words abouL an arLlsL he meL
durlng hls Lravels Pere are some lmages from Lhe arLlsLs
noLebook
1hese amazlng lnk gesLure drawlngs are by 1exas arLlsL Mlchael
MenLler 1hese pages from hls skeLchbook serve many dlfferenL
purposes for Lhe arLlsL Pe says LhaL he wakes up every mornlng
and draws ln hls skeLchbook wlLhouL fall and LhaL Lhese drawlngs
are done almosL always from hls lmaglnaLlon Pe says LhaL he has
been learnlng Lo draw Lhe human flgure wlLhouL a model for Lhe
lasL flve years as a way Lo challenge hlmself Pe also draws from a
model several Llmes a week ln hls sLudlo 1hese memory drawlngs
are used Lo push Lhe arLlsL Lo undersLand whaL Lhe human form ls
capable of so LhaL he can enlarge hls knowledge base 1hey have
also become Lhe underlylng gesLure and basls for hls oll palnLlngs
When worklng from hls lmaglnaLlon MeLler can easlly dlagnose hls
weak areas 1hese areas he Lhen LargeLs ln hls sLudles from
reference and llfe Lo flll hls knowledge gapa process LhaL never
ends 1he arLlsL says LhaL hls general Lheory ls Lo draw oneLhlrd
from llfe oneLhlrd from reference and oneLhlrd from
lmaglnaLlon 1he arLlsL uses Lhe analogy LhaL dolng skeLches are
llke a muslclan dolng scales
1he drawlngs are done ln a handmade skeLchbook made wlLh
lrenchs SpeckleLone 100lb Cover Pe uses kohlnoor nexus
rollerball pens LhaL comes ln a varleLy of earLh Lones 1hey also
can be blended wlLh a marker blender or aceLone Lo creaLe a
wash effecL 1he llghLs and hlghllghLs are done wlLh a CarbCLhello
pasLel pencll
1hls page speclflcally focuses on Lhe arLlsLs search for Lhe gesLure
wlLhln Lhe pose Pe uses gesLure Lo encompass a broad range of
unlversal LruLhs abouL Lhe flgureacLlon rhyLhm movemenL
welghL volume lnLerlocklng shapes LllLs Lurns and LwlsLs eLc
1hls exerclse helps hlm see Lhese LralLs ln Lhe pose when worklng
from llfe glvlng hlm Lhe freedom Lo accenLuaLe whaL ls lmporLanL
ln Lhe aLLlLude he ls looklng for and Lo ellmlnaLe nonessenLlal
elemenLs LhaL can geL ln Lhe way
Mark maklng ls a general Lerm arLlsLs use Lo Lalk abouL all sorLs of
llnes and Lhe quallLy of llne ln a drawlng Mark maklng ls
lmporLanL ln doodle analysls as lL can Lell a greaL deal abouL a
persons sLaLe of mlnd 1hls can be puL LogeLher wlLh Lhe conLenL
of Lhe doodle
L|newe|ght ressure
LlghL llnes lndlcaLe senslLlvlLy or a LenLaLlve naLure Lhe arLlsL
worrles abouL maklng errors Medlum welghL llnes suggesL a
balanced confldenL personallLy Peavy marks can lndlcaLe
resolve sLrengLh and energy Agresslon produces overly heavy
llnes and Lhe paper may be lmpressed or Lorn varled llnes can
lndlcaLe lnsLablllLy LlnewelghL may also be used especlally ln a
pencll doodle Lo creaLe shadlng effecLs whlch may have meanlng
ln Lhe conLexL of Lhe lmage buL noL ln Lhemselves
kepeated L|nes and atterns
8epeLlLlon ls a common feaLure of doodles LhaL suggesLs a
meLhodlcal paLlenL approach Lo Lasks 8epeLlLlon also lncreases
Lhe slgnlflcance of a parLlcular moLlf
Lnerget|c Marks
8andom energeLlc scrlbbles can lndlcaLe a dlsordered mlnd or
may be slmple spacefllllng as a producL of boredom Small
vlgorous scrlbbles made lnLo a varlgaLed paLLern comblne energy
and lmpaLlence wlLh a deslre for sLrucLure
Lxtens|ve SpaceI||||ng
Large complex doodles LhaL have grown almosL organlcally across
Lhe page suggesL a perslsLenL naLure a love of deslgn and a deslre
Lo express ldeas 1hese doodles can someLlmes lndlcaLe frusLraLed
arLlsLlc ablllLy especlally lf ornaLe forms are embedded wlLhln
Lhem
2|g 2ags
Some sources suggesL LhaL zlgzag llnes lndlcaLe an experlence of
harsh reallLy and a need for comforL Angular llnes are also a
feaLure of many sLyles of Lag grafflLl and Manga carLoonlng so
may be preseny ln Lhe doodles of young people who are
lnLeresLed ln Lhese arL forms
Waves
WaLerwaves can be hlghly symbollc dependlng on Lhe conLexL
represenLlng Lhe waLer of llfe a rlver Lhe ocean 1he ocean ls sald
Lo lndlcaLe an ldle dreamer Lhough may of course be drawn by
lovers of waLer sporLs A curvy slnewave paLLern suggesLs
muslcallLy and naLural rhyLhm Wavy llnes are someLlmes drawn
Lo represenL long halr meanlng a deslre for beauLy and femlnlnlLy
(ln ones self or a slgnlflcanL oLher)