MARK
VALLEN: Drawing the Line
Sketches from the artist's
student days
Here's
what the artist said about his sketches:
"In
2005 I rediscovered a number of my old sketchbooks
that had been packed away for decades. The
sketchbooks contain hundreds of pencil and
pen drawings created by me during my high
school years. A few are filled with renderings
from the life drawing classes I attended
at my local community college. Many
of the artworks were created in 1970 when
I was only sixteen years old. The drawings
were largely of my classmates and friends,
and some were of my wild imaginings. Even
at sixteen I was displaying a propensity
for making art based on social observation.
A number of my drawings were related to
the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam war,
and the youth rebellion sweeping American
cities."
A
few of Vallen's early sketches are presented
here, with more to be added in the near
future.
Self
Portrait
Vallen 1973
Pencil on Paper
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