![]() You must let nature instruct you and then let the eye and hand collaborate”Įllsworth Kelly (1923 -2015) was a painter, sculptor and print maker. Then only could the real meaning of it be understood and felt.” My first lesson was to see objectively, to erase all ‘meaning’ of the thing seen. “Making art has first of all to do with honesty. His way of drawing touched many who felt they truly became one with what they saw and drew using his approach. ![]() Whatever I draw confronts me with th e mystery of Being”įrederick Franck author of Zen Seeing, Zen Drawingįrederick Franck (1909-2006) was an artist who came up with the term “Zen of Seeing”. When I draw the tree, I am faced with a mystery. (All Creativity Journey blog post lessons are found by clicking”#CreativityJourneys” in the categories section shown on the right side column of blog posts) * Examples and how-to of mark making through the prompts. * Prompts for Dancing on Paper, mark making with words and images. * A guided meditation to relax into a mind, body and heart space opening to creativity flow. * The why, or big picture of creativity, what is our deep longing to connect with our creativity. This Creativity Journey blog post (like the others) is organized into five parts. That essence comes into being as marks on paper. That which is seen then shares its essence with the artist interpreter and recorder. Looking outward and seeing with eyes, mind and heart creates a line of connection between the seer and the seen. It is a meditation of spending time getting to know the beingness of something you see with your eyes, mind and heart. In its simplicity it captures completeness. Most often there is one continuous line that exposes the essence of the object.Įllsworth Kelly – Green Bean Leaves – Lithograph – 1960sĬontour drawing is almost an abstraction. In contour drawing there are only lines, no shading. What appears to be an edge is the line that is drawn. That line looks like the edge of something when in reality there often is no edge. An imaginary outline is drawn in contour drawing. This way of drawing is called contour drawing. ![]() Drawing in a way that reveals the essence of an object with simple lines.Ĭontour Drawing – Rudbeckia Mandala – Pilot Parallel Pen – by me This language is spoken and read in the marks made on paper. This Creativity Journey is about seeing and forming a new language that speaks of the connection between the seer and the seen. September 17th, 2020 Creativity Journey #3 Creativity Journey #3 – Dance Along the Edge – Contour Drawing
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