Pointillism was introduced to the art world by Georges Seurat during the latter part of the 19th Century. According to http://www.incredibleart.org/links/pointillator.html, 'the concept of pointillism is to create solid space of colour by using dots of two or more colours in an area'.
In my drawing, I used 10 different grades of lead pencil to give me the desired effect. This is not the best picture as it was taken with my mobile phone but the use of dots is quite distinct as is the pile of books underneath it... :)
Of course, the post wouldn't be complete without a poem.
ABSTRACT SYMMETRY
I stared down at
the fabric of the road ahead of me
Hypnotised by the
stitches binding the tarmac into one
Mile after mile
my eyes were drawn along
The stitch upon
stitch in a perfectly straight line
My thoughts
converged with my vision for a time
As before me ran the
perfectly formed stripes of the tiger
Converging at
points and fading at others
The line upon
line in an abstract symmetry
I raised my eyes
to the distant streaming lines
Blinked twice or
thrice to clear my errant thoughts and mind
Back to the ever
present winding road ahead of me
The black upon
black of wheels on newly laid tar
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Katney
DeleteIt appears that it may be a glitch somewhere else...
Wow, you're so talented!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Evalina
DeleteThe picture was more taking the time to work with a specific technique and it was done from a photograph. I absolutely cannot imagine something and then draw or paint it out of thin air - those are the real talents I admire. Good Grief, I wish I was able to do that.
Talking about talented - I follow your 'This and That' blog and wish I had your talent... :)