SHE’S LIKE THE WIND
14” x 14” framed / powdered graphite, pencil, on yupo / ©Roxie Johnson 2025
This current drawing series personifies my fascination with those relationships lying beyond one’s ordinary field of awareness. And I feel privileged to have a selection of them on display and available at PINKWATER GALLERY, 237 Fair Street, Kingston, NY.
I love utilizing a diverse collection of mark-making implements when working with graphite. My favorite tool is an old brush I salvaged years ago from my Dad’s basement workspace. Tucked away in my studio, it recently resurfaced to become this remarkable applicator for the powdered medium I work with. And with repetitive layering as a part of my genetic makeup, the method was perfect for producing an intriguing dimensional ground for whatever else might materialize.
I often imagine what my Dad might have accomplished with this particular tool back then. He was a statistician, a teacher, a violinist, with a passion for wood and fine craft. Though a complicated man, he lived a simple life, and I’m unsure how many actually experienced his quieter, pensive, and more creative side. What I do know is when taking his brush in hand, a sense of inescapable familiarity washes over me. I’ll sink down into the calmness of the moment and crack a thin smile, feeling certain he, too, had found a comfort in doing something he loved.
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