Erase, Rub off, remove. The most valuable technique an artist should acquire.

SLIPPAGE [2014 • Charcoal, Oil, Pastel and Coffee on Prepared Paper • 83 × 78 inches] began as a setting that had to be occupied.
Finding a hook for a drawing is both frustrating and exhilarating. This drawing went through at least 4 major stages before the hook was found [the white palette-knifed swatch]. This work is for sale at https://bailin.studio