A focus on a single artichoke from the same point of view, five times.
Black conte crayons, line and tone studied separately, inconsideration towards accuracy 30 min.
Compressed charcoal, focus on line and tone and their simultinaity, study of object’s relationship with light/shadows, 3 hrs.
Brown and orange conte crayons, brown focused on tone, orange focused on line, quick draw, 10 min.
Lines created from charcoal residue on finger tips, focus on range of pressure to create depth, 20 min.
Artichoke sitting in a formal dining room staring at a grey fox skull compressed charcoal, combination of realism and minimalism to induce emotions from artichoke - personification, 2 hrs.