A few months back, I posted about a series of drawings that I was blessed to receive from a family friend. Beautiful sketches crafted by the hands of a gifted artist (read all about it HERE).
It has been on my list of to-do's to get these treasures framed and up on the wall. Mission finally accomplished.
At first, I was leaning towards choosing a matting and making them all 'fancy-like' but then realized that part of their beauty was the uneven edge and 'undone' look. I can see Bunny (the artist) sitting at her drawing table, prepping her tools and grabbing a piece of a drawing board to sketch out some ideas.....possibly on a scrap piece that she had used a portion of the day before. I like the story that the jagged edges of each sketch tell and knew the drawings had to take center stage....I wanted them to POP!
The local art supply store has drawers and drawers of fancy paper....I searched through and landed on a lovely charcoal grey. I cut them to fit the frames and applied the drawings directly to the paper. Boom. Simple and understated....til you come close and see the magic. The detail. The beauty.
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