One of the highlights of my trip was the 1st Annual Scottsdale Drawing Event. So many collectors focus on paintings that drawings are often an overlooked art form. Many of the drawings were completed in conjunction with oil paintings. It was astounding to see the same image, one in black and white, the other in full color; each a complete work on its own with a different intensity.
I found it fun to find the slight variations between the works as the composition was altered to best suit the artists’ intention and medium. All the work was great, but sometimes I actually liked the drawings better. Drawing has a direct connection to the subject that’s not always present in paintings. I think it’s the mark-making that only dry media create—each line, hash-mark or smudge echoing the movement of the hand across the paper. You be the judge: Check out this gallery of drawings from the show.
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Thanks for highlighting that Red Headed Stepchild, drawing!