The 5 W's and an H

Remember back to school days when you were writing essays or stories?  The teacher would remind you to be sure that your article answered the 5 W's and an H......who, what, where, when, why, and how.  The writer must keep in mind his or her audience and not frustrate the reader by leaving out pertinent information to their understanding.  Jump ships with me and you would agree that an artist must likewise include essential elements when creating representational art.

As I have been pushing deeper into my current drawing, I am excited to unfold the "rest of the story"  for you.  But patience is a virtue here.  This type of artwork can be very painstaking.  One must check and check again, and even 10 more times to be sure that the line or stroke you are about to apply to the paper is where it needs to be.  The buckles and straps and bone structure need to be accurate in order for the viewer to grasp the essence of the visual story.  

Right now there are still questions to be answered....like who or what all is in the picture? What is happening?  How will it all look in the end?  I know the gist of it, but I'm not telling. That's the fun part for the artist.  

We deal with the 5 W's and an H all the time in life, too.  We wonder how things are going to work out, what is going on, and why did things happen?  And we are not privy to the answers much of the time.  There is an element of trust and faith that things will work out. The Master Artist is at work creating the masterpiece that is our lives.  Our task is to cooperate and yield to the processes involved.  Someday the final stroke will be drawn and then we'll know fully what the big picture is all about.   And it will be a MASTERPIECE!