Description: Gabriela Handal is a draughtsman from the Republic of Panama currently working in New York City. The subject matter of her drawings revolves around the figure and portrait.
Drawings Statement Curriculum Vitae Biography Contact Drawings Statement My work is about drawing Whether it's because I've been doing it for a long time, something to do with my wiring or a little of both; I make drawings. Part of the reason is because I want to place a concept onto a physical object so I can see it with my own eyes. The distance between having the mental image and starting is very short. I draw because making art is also a method of study. So if I draw the uterus I'm studying the uterus.
Preparation to draw is minimal, if any. Sometimes I might secure paper to a board or the wall and sharpen a pencil, but even sharpening a pencil is nonexistent if I use a ballpoint pen. I use only one pencil during the making of a drawing because I like to make all tones by hand, which makes everything simple. Sometimes I incorporate a few other tools. For charcoal drawings I also use blending stumps, powdered charcoal and brushes. I use these additional tools mostly at the beginning of a drawing because th
I enjoy every stage and aspect of the process of making a drawing. From having the urge to draw an idea, to the first lines and erasures, the first tones and smudges, forms changing, the internal dialogue, correcting and moving, looking for additional references or forcing myself to work from my head. I enjoy the constant problem solving, the friction between the core of my pencil and the paper's fiber, the sounds drawing makes and its scents. I enjoy calibrating the relationships of heavy and soft marks, d