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32 Small drawings with characters

September 9, 2018 By Mike Lyon

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July through November of 2018 I made a slew of small drawings in ink on paper using the two AxiDraw machines. From time to time as I work, I’ll edit and modify my program code so that the way I produce images changes. Most coders I’ve talked with are careful to archive each state of their code so it is possible to revive an earlier version and reproduce its function. I don’t do that. When I modify the code, the previous state is overwritten and lost. That’s kind of like cancelling a printing plate.

So I continued to explore mark-making and image communication and the small format of these drawings meant I could produce a piece relatively quickly (In as little as a few hours, but usually overnight). Lots of opportunity to experiment!

I became particularly interested in the interference patterns created by my process – diagonals and rays – yet another “layer of meaning” (the representation, the individual marks, the patterns). In many of these drawings, it becomes clear that the representation (the face, the figure) does not exist anywhere but in the mind of the viewer. That the image representation is communicated so clearly while, at the same time, the details we perceive truly do not exist on paper.

Click on the thumbnails below and again on the enlargement and, in many of these you’ll easily see what I mean.

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2018-07-09-Sara-Dog-Couch-Shoes-11×15-1

2018-07-09 “Sara Dog Couch Shoes” 11×15 inches, ink on paper

2018-07-24-Hal-15×11-1

2018-07-24 “Hal” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-07-24-Jessica-15×11-1

2018-07-24 “Jessica” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-07-25-Emily-15×11-1

2018-07-25 “Emily” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-07-25-Scott-15×11-1

2018-07-25 “Scott” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-07-28-Arthur-2-15×11-1

2018-07-28 “Arthur” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-07-28-Arthur-15×11-1

2018-07-28 “Arthur” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-07-28-Bohemian-Editors-15×11-1

2018-07-28 Bohemian Editors 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-07-29-Carrie-and-Ross-15×11-1

2018-07-29 “Carrie and Ross” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-07-30-Carrie-X-15×11-1

2018-07-30 “Carrie X” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-07-31-Carrie-O-15×11-1

2018-07-31 “Carrie O” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-05 CJ Americana in Xs 22×15

2018-08-05 “CJ Americana in Xs” 22×15 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-15 Carrie and Ross 15×11

2018-08-15 “Carrie and Ross” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-16 Dana and Scott Dancing 15×11

2018-08-16 “Dana and Scott on gray” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-17 Dana and Scott Dancing 15×11

2018-08-17 “Dana and Scott on pink” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-18 Danielle and Shannon 11×15

2018-08-18 “Danielle and Shannon” 11×15 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-18 Danson 15×11

2018-08-18 “Danson” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-20 Elizabeth 11×15

2018-08-20 “Elizabeth” 11×15 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-21 Elizabeth 11×15

2018-08-21 “Elizabeth” 11×15 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-21 Rod & Elizabeth 15×11

2018-08-21 “Rod & Elizabeth” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-25 Emily 11×15

2018-08-25 “Emily” 11×15 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-28 Rousseau15x11

2018-08-28 “Rousseau” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-29 Hal 22×15

2018-08-29 “Hal on blue” 22×15 inches, ink on paper

2018-08-31 Shannon and Danielle in Xs 22×15

2018-08-31 “Shannon and Danielle in Xs” 22×15 inches, ink on paper

2018-09 CJ Americana in Xs 5-inks 22×15

2018-09 “CJ Americana in Xs 5-inks” 22×15 inches, ink on paper

2018-09 Dancing in Os 2-inks 22×15

2018-09 “Dancing in Os 2-inks” 22×15 inches, ink on paper

2018-09 Linda in Os 2-inks 22×15

2018-09 “Linda in Os 2-inks” 22×15 inches, ink on Rives BFK Gray paper

2018-09 Peregrine in Os 22×15

2018-09 “Peregrine in Os” 22×15 inches, ink on pigment-tinted paper

2018-09-01 Scotty 15×11

2018-09-01 “Scotty” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-09-02 Crosby 15×11

2018-09-02 “Crosby” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-09-06 Danielle 15×11

2018-09-06 “Danielle” 15×11 inches, ink on paper

2018-09-09 Two Danas 22×15

2018-09-09 “Two Danas” 22×15 inches, ink on paper


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