As part of the class I am taking with Sally Hirst, I have been exploring circles. I love drawing and painting circles. And daisy array’s - which are really just fancy circles. But when I have a painting with a circle in it, it feels like cheating, like I am being lazy. So I decided it was time to dive into this - to understand what circles mean to me and explore ways to use them in paint that do not feel like “cheating.”
Hi Stephanie, I couldn’t help but think of Ensō reading this. I don’t have a single good reference for you, but you might find some of the resources online useful in figuring out your fascination with circles - which I think is great. I tend to default to squiggly water like lines!
I stumbled upon Ensō when I was researching circles. I love the concept. I have not read enough to feel like I can talk too much about it but it is lovely.
I would never have guessed how personal mark-making can be. So interesting!
Hi Stephanie, I couldn’t help but think of Ensō reading this. I don’t have a single good reference for you, but you might find some of the resources online useful in figuring out your fascination with circles - which I think is great. I tend to default to squiggly water like lines!
I stumbled upon Ensō when I was researching circles. I love the concept. I have not read enough to feel like I can talk too much about it but it is lovely.
I would never have guessed how personal mark-making can be. So interesting!