Lewis Watts and Cable Griffith

 

                On Thursday, October 18, 2012, we were able to listen to Lewis Watts and Cable Griffith talk about their work.  One thing Lewis said was, “Line is just where two planes connect.  There is no line in the real world, only in paintings and drawings.”

                This statement sits well with me because whenever I try and draw something from the real world, I tend to start with lines.  But it is more like puzzles pieces fitting together with different values and shapes.  Looking at two walls that meet, you can see two clear planes that come together at the edge.

                Cable’s statement, “One’s artwork is an influence to oneself”.  This represents that an artist can continue learning from your past works.  You still can gain outside influences from other artists.   The more work one does, you will begin to see similarities by showing items, patterns, and interests that keep influencing your future works.  Cable also stated that at times you may feel like you are going in circles, but really you are not making full circles, more like loops.