Some people ask me what I do. I say: I draw. They ask: What do you draw? Drawings. It sounds like a joke.
Then I pull out my phone, show them my website. Their response is always the same: “Oh.”
As if they’re saying, “Right, I get it.” But I bet they don’t. Next comes the classic: “Are you an illustrator?” And I say no. I just like drawing. So I draw. Before that, I did photography. At first, plain photography—vernacular, just recording what was there. Then I shifted into surreal photography. Then, briefly, digital painting.
Until finally, I landed in drawing.
Whether drawing is a form of art is up for debate, I think.
If a banana taped to a wall sells for millions, there’s plenty of room. Drawing should be acknowledged as art. I’m sure it’s not that simple for critics, who must theorize, analyze, and classify.
But that’s not my concern.
I just draw. I do what I want.
Let the world figure out how to label it.
If you want to understand what I do, don’t ask me. Go see it.
Visit my website and decide for yourself.