Although artists undoubtedly need technique and discipline there is always room for creative impetuosity. My need to draw is compulsive and impulsive and I frequently use materials that are hand, rather than lose the moment. In this series of pieces I have used coffee, cocoa, tea, gravel, even Rizla papers.
Sometimes this is a deliberate decision, in some cases, it is serendipitous, as with this nude, created at my regular art workshop. An accidental wine spillage made this piece much more interesting and immediately gave it life!
Diana Lamb 