The formal simplicity of contracted subject matter — horizontal stripes of blue and white separated by
visible pencil markings — calms the viewer.
Not exact matches
In this new oeuvre of work, the artist employs minimal
mark - making in oil, charcoal,
pencil, resin and oil stick and a reduction of
visible brushwork.
In Berthot's case, he uses underpainting and glazing to build his surfaces, as well as an isometric - orthographic grid (
visible in many of his exquisite
pencil drawings), in order to locate the tonality,
mark, or line.