In April Nature Walk, I engage in a responsive mark making process to record my surroundings while in flux. This activity encourages being fully present to the local environment as one passes through it. Marks are made on paper as the body bobs up and down to translate the experience. Drawing this way encourages “being” rather than “doing”. Over time, this process awakens the senses to not only see what is around, but to feel and become emersed in the sounds and textures. Recent works were created while walking among trees in the early spring. The lightness of the blooms and air flow were inspirations. This short series encourages one to take time to observe the local landscape and notice what is happening.
Walking Drawing (Early April) No. 1, 8 x 8 inches, Ink and pencil on paper, 2024.Walking Drawing (Early April) No. 2, 8 x 8 inches, Ink and pencil on paper, 2024.Walking Drawing (Early April) No. 4, 8 x 8 inches, Ink and pencil on paper, 2024.Walking Drawing (Early April) No. 6, 8 x 8 inches, Ink and pencil on paper, 2024
Nicole Lenzi
Nicole Lenzi’s work questions what a drawing is and its link to thinking and time. She works between mediums and dimensions to expand the concept of drawing that includes installation and works on paper. Lenzi has exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States and internationally. She has a B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.F.A. from Maryland Institute College of Art. Lenzi is based in Baltimore, MD, United States. Her blog, Expanded, presents non-traditional drawing practices around the world.
Walking Drawings
In April Nature Walk, I engage in a responsive mark making process to record my surroundings while in flux. This activity encourages being fully present to the local environment as one passes through it. Marks are made on paper as the body bobs up and down to translate the experience. Drawing this way encourages “being” rather than “doing”. Over time, this process awakens the senses to not only see what is around, but to feel and become emersed in the sounds and textures. Recent works were created while walking among trees in the early spring. The lightness of the blooms and air flow were inspirations. This short series encourages one to take time to observe the local landscape and notice what is happening.
Nicole Lenzi
Nicole Lenzi’s work questions what a drawing is and its link to thinking and time. She works between mediums and dimensions to expand the concept of drawing that includes installation and works on paper. Lenzi has exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States and internationally. She has a B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.F.A. from Maryland Institute College of Art. Lenzi is based in Baltimore, MD, United States. Her blog, Expanded, presents non-traditional drawing practices around the world.
Website: www.nicolelenzi.com
Instagram: @nicole_lenzi_studio
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