Saturday, December 28, 2024

One man's trash

I am thinking about projects for the new year. 

Garbage is everywhere.

My thought is to try to convey something beautiful that, on closer look,
reveals something not so pretty. 

Some artists build sculptures from trash.
Others, paintings.
For this project, I will be drawing garbage.





Here is some plastic garbage that I spotted along a road.
I'm hoping for a good drawing from this.




I found this used tissue paper by my garbage can.
It had escaped the landfill.
I want a better background for this future drawing. 




The reflection on my wall of some found plastic
is inspiring me to do a drawing of it.



'Remnant' 24x24" drawing; Kathleen Faulkner
 
I spotted this fabric among the rocks at Deception Pass. 
It had been there a while. 

Technically, it was garbage, 
but it was beautiful in an odd way.