by Lisa Larrabee
There is a strong overlap between drawing in charcoal and painting. Both processes allow you to add and subtract, blend, manipulate and build from simple shapes to subtle details. However, it never occurred to me to actually paint in charcoal until I purchased charcoal powder.
In my post, Paint with Charcoal, I detail a process that I use when I begin with intention. The images below were my very first experiments.
Painting with charcoal creates a versatile cross-over between drawing and painting. I could move the charcoal powder in subtle washes and bold brushstrokes, then blend, erase and build the drawing using traditional charcoal methods.
