Volume and Control

Charcoal on paper

30 x 30 inches

There’s something about incorporating print and writing into my drawings that I just love. I also love it in other people’s work. I think it has a lot to do with (surprise, surprise!) control – giving more direction to the viewer than they might otherwise have.

Of course, drawing the dial perfectly in between the two is wishful thinking; my faucet tends to be cranked almost fully towards volume, both in the shower and out in the real world.

If you can’t control your peanut butter, you can’t expect to control your life.      — Bill Watterson