My neice Lucy got me thinking of and liking pens and (specifically) scribbling,and I could see how she arrived at form with many layers of scribbles. I think of her when I use scribbling or hatching as a way to lay down a layer of color in order to alter the hue or mood of a passage. It’s a corollary -in pen work- to scumbling or creating a wash in painting.
Not that I’ve left painting altogether - I usually start and finish with acrylic paints, most often on a Masonite or wood panel. Most of the time I lay down heavy texture with a painting knife, creating a composition of shape. When it is dry I will use different techniques to scribble, roll, dab and smear color on top of the texture. It is so relaxing, like singing…and the results often look so like the outdoors and nature…most often brush and grass, sometimes mountains. I want them to stay mostly abstract, but it’s ok with me if they are reminiscent of nature.
