Small drawings on pre-treated paper

Almost a year ago, I covered a 9x12 piece of canvas textured paper with gouache. This treatment was to be the background for an illustration that never saw pen to paper. I stumbled upon that piece of paper last night and decided to cut it up into various pieces based on the lines and forms created by the paint. Then they were tucked away into my journal for future, random use.

Well, I couldn't resist the bold orange and red peeking out from the top of my journal so I committed myself to drawing simple contour/gesture drawings based on the patterns in the background. Here's what I came up with...

concept: "leadership"
materials: pen and gouache on canvas textured paper
dimensions: 6" x 2.75"




concept: "the way it used to be"
materials: pen and gouache on canvas textured paper
dimensions: 6.75" x 3"




concept: random flowers
materials: pen and gouache on canvas textured paper
dimensions: 6" x 1.50"




concept: flower and grass
materials: pen and gouache on canvas textured paper
dimensions: 6" x 3"



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