Gm🖤
One of the funniest misconceptions in contemporary art is the idea that pastel dusts and colored pencils are somehow “cheap” or “childlike” materials.
In reality, many of the pigments, papers, oils, and drawing tools I use are museum grade, highly archival (min. 150 yrs), and built to survive for generations under proper conservation conditions.
At some point, I’m thinking of making a detailed video about the actual material quality behind my works, permanence ratings, pigment density, lightfastness, conservation standards, pricing, and why these mediums are far more serious (and technically demanding) than people assume.
I think a lot of opinions would shift after seeing what these materials actually are, how they behave, and what goes into preserving them.
I also use a very specific hybrid technique that is entirely my own, somewhere between drawing, painting, powdered pigment work, and oil-based surface fusion.
Would love to properly introduce that process someday. 🩸