AFTER A DAY of book deliveries I've got half an hour to draw and I don't want
to draw the view from the window; the autumn trees are masses of texture and
I'd prefer something
more
specific,
so
I draw the bag that I've just put down on the desk. I start with dip
pen and Indian ink but with all those lines I felt the subject looked confusing
so I added a wash of dark grey, then another of lighter grey.
I like subjects that curve, twist and overlap, like the piping seams and the
canvas belt on this bag. You can get completely absorbed in enfolded shapes
like these. The most difficult
subject
for me would be something like a corridor in a utilitarian building, where
you just can't latch onto anything organic lines as you draw.
