in pursuit, i’m entrapped

2018

164 x 114 cm

Graphite on paper

The hot air balloon is an unlikely image – hanging above the bound figure it appears at once hopeful and vaguely ominous. It tugs at the binds that tie figure, pulling them ever tight, even as the figure tugs back.

After finishing the previous drawing, I felt lost for ideas. I spent weeks on planning and felt no real connection to any of the compositions I was coming up with. Out of frustration I started creating this piece. I didn’t like it at first but as the idea unraveled it started to perfectly portray how I was feeling. Pursuing this huge need to create something was the very thing locking me up. I’m so relieved to be out of the creative block and so happy to have created this drawing which for me, perfectly represents that space.

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