12 July 2025
Found a small invoice book at the post office that came with two pieces of blue carbon paper to use for copies on the blank pages that follow each invoice page. A welcome coincidence—as I think more about the relationship between drawing and painting, printing has now squeezed its way in as well. Comes at a time when I've been spending a lot of time looking at Degas's black and white monotypes, which are masterclasses in working with/thinking about volume. Line and mark-making are obviously important in them as well, but to my eye those elements serve to accent, clarify, and cohere dense maps of space born through volume by value. They also bring attention to the edges of forms in a way that I have maybe subconsciously approached but haven't addressed directly yet, which is exciting. There's a vibration, a restlessness that partners so harmoniously with the aforementioned density. A honed way of looking in both absolutes and specifics.