WHEN I'M WITH PEOPLE AND RELATING A STORY ABOUT AN INCIDENT OR INSTANCE IN MY DAY TO DAY LIFE, I FREQUENTLY JUMP THE TRACK AND END UP SOMEWHERE IN THE BUSHES. THEN I USUALLY HAVE TO ASK SOME VERY ANNOYED LISTENERS WHAT THE HELL I STARTED TALKING ABOUT IN THE FIRST PLACE. IF IN WRITING I DO THAT I CAN ALWAYS LOOK BACK AND FIGURE IT OUT.
WHEN I GRAB SOME INDEX CARDS OR I SIT IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER I WANT TO SLIP INTO PROSE OR BE 'POETICALLY CORRECT' (if there is such a thing). BUT FOR ONCE I THOUGHT I WOULD STICK TO A STORY ABOUT MY ART.
IN HIGH SCHOOL I ALWAYS SAT IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM IN EVERY CLASS. I WOULD PICK A GIRL IN EACH CLASS AND DRAW THEM FROM BEHIND. ONE OF THE GUYS SITTING NEAR ME ASKED TO SEE WHAT I WAS DOING AND SUGGESTED I GIVE MY DRAWING TO THAT GIRL. FROM THEN ON I WOULD MAKE MY DRAWINGS AND GIVE THEM AWAY TO MY SUBJECTS WHO WERE WITHOUT EXCEPTION, ALWAYS THRILLED.
THERE IS AS MUCH CHARACTER IN THE WAY SOMEONE WALKS OR SITS OR HOLDS THEIR HEAD OR HOW THEY COMB THEIR HAIR, THAN THERE IS IN THEIR FACE. I SUPPOSE THEN WAS WHEN THE BALLPOINT PEN BECAME MY FAVORITE TOOL OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. ALTHOUGH, I DID VERY MUCH LIKE THE VERSATILITY OF USING CHARCOAL AND PASTEL, AND HAVE USED COLORED INKS AND WATERCOLOR AND ACRYLIC PAINTS. THE GOOD OLD NUMBER 2 PENCIL AND MY TRUSTY BALLPOINT PEN WERE STILL MY FAVORITES. I HAVE ALSO TRIED OIL PAINTING, AND DID WELL WITH SKIES AND WATER, BUT, IT NEVER DID ENTICE ME INTO INVESTING IN IT.
TO ATTAIN DEPTH AND DIMENSIONALITY I HAVE INSTEAD RELIED ON BUILDING MATERIALS, INCLUDING GROUT, CEMENT, WOOD, NAILS, FOUND MATERIALS OR WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BE AVAILABLE. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT IF YOU ARE AN ARTIST AND ALL YOU HAVE IS MUD OR SAND OR SCRAPS OF METAL OR PAPER OR JUNK, YOU WILL FIND A WAY TO MAKE ART.
MY BIGGEST PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN TRYING TO BE PERFECT WITH MY ART, BUT WHEN I FINALLY FOUND SOME SMALL SUCCESS IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD LEFT SOME THINGS TO CHANCE. I STOPPED PUTTING RESTRICTIONS ON HOW I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT I WANTED TO EXPRESS OR HOW I WANTED TO EXPRESS IT.
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