Drawing Books: Sara and SaraH
Sara Book I
Sara sat for drawings once a week for three years. SaraH (referred to as Sara with an H) sat for me for about two years. I don’t want to draw someone who I don’t want to spend that kind of time with.
Sara was pointed out to me as a possible person to draw. Seeing her only briefly I couldn’t tell. But we gave it a try. Sara was quiet. She could sit for long stretches apparently engaged enough with her own thoughts that she didn’t tire. We talked sometimes, sometimes while I drew, sometimes at breaks. I got to know her through the conversations but more through watching the abiding calm and charm of her face.
Sara One Page Book
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Sara Book II
SaraH One Page Book
SaraH (with an H) and I met via a phone conversation. She was looking for studio space but the talk ranged past that on to all sorts of things. SaraH has a very lively intelligence. Not very long after our phone call I met her in person and knew I wanted to draw her.
SaraH could hardly have been more different from Sara. She was restless, couldn’t always keep to a pose and her sittings were shorter. Not a perfect model. But I didn’t want a perfect model. I liked being with SaraH and I really liked drawing SaraH, not least because of her beautiful, long fingered hands.
Why all that time drawing the same person? Why do I want to get to know the people I draw? I think my eye can only see as much as my mind knows.
SaraH Book V
Sara Books I + II are unique books. 11 x 14.5 inches. Brush and sumi ink, gouache on bristol paper mounted in stonehenge paper book with museum board ends and stonehenge paper cover. 2014 and 2015.
Sara One Page Book is a unique book. 10 x 10.75 inches. Gouache on bristol paper mounted in stonehenge paper book with museum board ends and stonehenge paper cover. 2014 / 2019.
SaraH One Page Book is a unique book. 10 x 10.75 inches. Brush, sumi ink and collage on bristol paper mounted in stonehenge paper book with museum board ends and stonehenge paper cover. 2018 / 2019.
SaraH Book V is a unique book. 11 x 14.5 inches. Brush and sumi ink on bristol paper mounted in stonehenge paper book with museum board ends and stonehenge paper cover. 2018.