When I took a drawing course at North Country Studio Workshops several years ago the instructor, Gerald Auten, made a comment as he was pacing the room that has stayed with me since.  I can’t quote him exactly, but the overall gist of what he said was to work deeper and deeper into a drawing, being careful not to call it “finished” too quickly. He was encouraging us to keep digging in order to see what discoveries would arise. It’s a point that has remained in the back of my mind, and it’s been with me all this week in my exploration of the ways that texture and color can work together to influence each other.

In Process     ©2015 Elizabeth Fram

It’s wonderful how sometimes the simplest of remarks can make such a huge difference. I would love to hear about any shared insights that have had a strong impact on your practice. Or, to turn it around, is there something that you have discovered in your work which you’d be willing to pass on to the rest of us?