Surf

The movement of the drawing hand echoes the rhythms of wave, the water and pigment flow and pool as the water's edge pulls the sand. These dark marks on the blank page stand as the black figures against bleaching sunlight dot the beach. The heroic stance of the surfer follows the pose of egyptian prince, greek kouros or existential poet. The power of nature as it rises through the ocean challenges the strength and determination of youth. Just as the surfer is engaged on the very edge, so the force of line brings a drawing into existence in an instant with the rush of the unknown and the hope of knowing.