I have a confession to make. I hardly drew Prayertown while I was there. I began sketching around 7, no band in sight, only people. And this was so fascinating, I just kept on this track, drawing people while I was talking to them. So, not really a show sketch at all, I guess.
Maurizio Cattelan asked me to sketch at his gallery, after seeing me draw at 285 Kent. (I knew there was a reason that club features both my last name, and my lucky number.) I’m fully converted now– expect to see a lot more people scenes with the show sketches… maybe I’ll even go into portraiture…
[...] surreally drew in front of Maurizio Cattelan and other fabulously knowledgable-about-art people at Family Business, and had stopped by Ric/Rambo’s Cheap Storage event to draw Night [...]
[...] After sketching at Family Business the week before, I was challenged to do it again– but in a different medium. So I (mostly) switched over from what I drew with as a six year old (crayons) to what I drew with as a twelve year old (microns) and as an eighteen year old (graphite.) It got messy. I liked it. It could get messier. I use crayons because I like the quality of line, the stage-lighty color, and that no one’s blouse gets hurt when I take a crayon up it accidentally. A year ago in Australia, I’d paint with feathers, and use inkwells on bumpy bus rides. I wasn’t afraid of ruining my (or anyone else’s) clothes then, but… well… look out, people. [...]