Overview > Drawings

Haddam
ink and graphite on paper
64 in x 42 in
2015
Hisingen
ink and graphite on paper
16 in x 14.5 in
2011
Selaön
ink and graphite on paper
16 in x 14.5 in
2011
Varmdo
ink and graphite on paper
16 in x 14.5 in
2011
Tjorn
ink and graphite on paper
16 in x 14.5 in
2011
Hertson
ink and graphite on paper
16 in x 14.5 in
2011
January
ink on paper
18 in x 12 in
2015
untitled drawing, ink and graphite on paper by Brent Fogt
ink and graphite on paper
62 in x 42 in
2012
Gihon
ink on paper
42 in x 68 in
2011
Interspire
ink on paper
60 in x 60 in
2009
Transplant
ink on paper
60 in x 60 in
2008
Trio
ink on paper
60 in x 40 in
2009
Longshore Drift
ink on paper
60 in x 96 in
2007
Persistent Traveler
ink on paper
60 in x 96 in
2006
Persistent Traveler, detail
ink on paper
60 in x 96 in
2006
Criminal Tombolo
ink on paper
60 in x 96 in
2007
Criminal Tombolo, detail
ink on paper
60 in x 96 in
2007
Havoc Action
ink on paper
60 in x 96 in
2006

This section features two kinds of drawings: "rain drawings" and "circle drawings." I call the first series “Rain Drawings” because I started making them during an especially rainy stretch in Vermont. Curious about how I could incorporate the unpredictable rhythms of rain into my work, I put pieces of paper outside, covered them with leaves, twigs, and anything else around me, splashed some ink on the paper and later brought them inside to dry. After the rainy spell ended, I continued doing this technique without the help of the rain, adding water myself. When the rain drawings are dry, I draw on them with graphite or ink.

The second series I call "circle drawings." Circles—the shape of molecules, planets, craters, and some seeds—fit well with my primary interest: growth and transformation, and more specifically, organic growth. Like Legos, they can be stacked and strung together into a line. Unlike Legos, they can also be looped, skewed, and overlapped. They are versatile, simple and elegant.