Start with the Bison

Finally, I have some new art for all you. It's been a while due to holidays and whatnot...but I have two pieces that I am very interested in for you. This first one is more of a drawing than a painting, done on canvas with pencil, washes, and pastel. The idea stemmed from the documentary "Caves of Forgotten Dreams"which investigates the oldest known cave paintings on the planet. I found the simple yet sophisticated drawings extremely interesting. The implication of movement, the realism of the animals, the detail and preservation...all were astounding and not what you associate with prehistoric paintings, yet all came through these untouched, 32,000+ year old images.

I'd like to add more variation to lines of the buffalo, especially the farthest right one...I like them, but the farthest right animal just seems so contained and static despite the pose. I think some kind of blue-gray wash over the top left would also help describe the setting and give a little more weight to the surroundings. While I like the background color, there it seems to just disappear into nothingness...a very vague area that stands apart from the markings and distracts due to its emptiness....