“To become a professional artist requires training. Training begins in the simplest way: that is by learning to draw“~Robert Fawcett

I find no difficulty in drawing except insofar as it constantly challenges my limits, mental perception and interests. That which one has mastered tends to cease interest, but not drawing. As long as it tests my abilities, it forever will remain the desired medium.

For an artist to concentrate on drawing alone, may be less than wise, because some of the other skills may tend to atrophy. But without a doubt, drawing is a subject to be learned, practiced and understood. With drawing, whether in loose sketches or finished works, an artist learns to concentrate on the important; such as form, value, perspective, and etc.

I know that my belief in this need as a concentrated study may not be shared by all artists; however, I feel that from the first stroke of the pencil one should be making studies for pictures of their own. Drawing is its own language, and the person of perception understands this.

I have purposely tried to select examples of drawings on this blog post of how all-embracing the subject can be. These are selected drawings of mine, as well as my family and extended family members.