| Lady with a Crystal Vase, Sarah Myers Minimal drawing in charcoal |
This sketch is of a
lady delicately poising a crystal vase in her hand – the single,
top-heavy bloom leans toward her as she glances away. The ornate
trim of her dress matches her dangling earrings, and all of the
detail makes the drawing, perhaps, not quite minimal; but still,
every part, from pearls in hair to the curve of fingers, is described
by black lines that touch the paper sparely and simply. And we wait
for her to look up out of the page, in our direction...
| Lady with a Crystal Vase, detail. Sarah Myers |