The contours of history were traced by me, in the history of art, with a pencil. The dates are those of the dead artist. Many of these are studies from life (drawn while viewing the master works they depict) in the UK, France and Italy in 2005. the constant motion of the contour line wraps around the forms in the drawing as it evolves, like history, rewriting-drawing over-until an approximation of the original is attained. many of these i have yet to paint, though i like the bold simplicity of the line drawings.

29″-23″. pencil on paper.

1791-1824. 23″-29″. watercolor pencil and ink on paper.

1401-1428. 17″-12″. pencil on paper.

1659-1734. 23″-29″. watercolor pencil and ink on paper.

1499-1523. 17″-12″. pencil on paper.

1727-1788. 23″-29″. ink on paper

1450-1523. 12″-17″. pencil on paper.

1606-1669. 23″-29″. ink on paper.

29″-23″. ink on paper.

1401-1428. 17″-12″. pencil on paper.

1401-1428. 17″-12″. pencil on paper.

1541-1614. 23″-29″. pencil on paper.

1457-1504. 17″-12″. pencil on paper.

1528-1558. 17″-12″. pencil on paper.

1746-1828. watercolor and ink on paper.

1598-1664. 29″-23″. pencil on pape

here are a few of the original paintings from google: