This drawing was suppose to go into my IFC Championship post - however it didn't quite fit into any heading and I wasn't quite ready to 'stop' drawing it ;)
You see, it just so happened that the due date for my post occurred during Hurricane Florence (thus the title). My head wasn't really in the place of 'writing' with so much going on in preparation for this hurricane. So I thought I would 'draw' - as I planned to do this anyway. I had, in total, 6 drawings to accomplish when I really wasn't sure I could draw even 1! LOL!
I happened to get a few started...but this drawing just seemed to take on a life of its own. Reminiscent of my very first drawing of a nest I did a couple years ago, it became a refuge of quiet contemplation while the winds outside were blowing violently, trees falling and an occasional branch hitting our windows. It allowed me to 'free flow' with abandon and soon the words for my IFC post on Forgiveness started to flow, too!
I fully anticipated that this topic of Forgiveness would ravage me with emotion....like the storm outside my window. In fact, the whole environment for this post seemed to take on a very real and symbolic reflection. But, interestingly enough, this drawing kept me anchored. Through the other drawings, through the turbulence of feeling, the occasional light flicker and words that sometimes hit me like a deluge of un-intelligable noise....there was this drawing there to keep me 'flowing'. I don't think I shed one tear....ironically. It kept my mind out of those truly heavy waters.
You won't find very defined and uniformed patterns in this drawing. I kind of broke all the rules - but in the end (as of 24 hours ago), I finally feel that it lived its purpose and is now 'finished'.
Sometimes you just have to let go and allow your inner self to show you the way - trust it and where it takes you.
Medium: Graphite
