BIG SKETCH SERIES
Original Large-Scale Drawing on Paper
Part of the ongoing Power Drawing series, these original works explore drawing as a physical act rather than a purely visual exercise. Created standing at a wall on oversized paper, each piece develops through continuous full-body movement, allowing rhythm, weight, and directional energy to shape the composition before conscious representation emerges.
Rather than beginning with a subject, these drawings begin with motion. Forms appear gradually through accumulated gestures, layered marks, and changing tempo, resulting in compositions that occupy the space between abstraction and recognition. No preliminary sketch is made, and no attempt is made to resolve every passage. The finished work preserves the immediacy of its making, revealing the history of each decision rather than concealing it.
Every drawing in the series is unique and bears the physical evidence of the process—overlapping marks, shifts in pressure, corrections left visible, and the subtle irregularities that distinguish an original work from a reproduction.
Methodology
Each drawing is produced using the Power Drawing method, a studio practice centered on large-format, full-body mark making.
The process emphasizes:
- Drawing while standing at a vertical surface
- Whole-arm and full-body movement rather than wrist-driven detail
- Continuous mark making without preliminary layout
- Layered observation and revision
- Preservation of process rather than concealment of it
The resulting works are records of movement as much as they are images.
Materials
- Original drawing on heavyweight kraft paper
- Professional artist-grade charcoal, graphite, ink, acrylic, or mixed media (varies by piece)
- Hand drawn
- One of one (unique original)
- Signed by the artist
- Ships rolled in a protective archival tube unless otherwise noted
Dimensions
Approximately 36 (91cm)× 72(182cm) inches (or insert actual dimensions)
Condition
Excellent studio condition. Minor edge irregularities, handling marks, or surface variations may be present as a natural consequence of the drawing process and are considered part of the original work.
