“Meet Deryl. Keep your eye on him”
Instead of merely depicting figures, my work reveals what they carry.
The body holds growth and knowledge.
The landscape remembers.
The image becomes a psychological field.
The audience becomes a witness within the encounter.
Mixed media on canvas
31 × 32 in
2026
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During the initial phases of the Wholly Drawing research,
a study was done on the brain to identify distinct regions
that are activated during engagement in observational drawing.
The primary focus of this investigation was to determine the
origins of visual impressions and their corresponding neural
mappings in the brain. Additionally, the study aimed to identify
the mechanisms responsible for generating involuntary
motor actions by the body in response to (an observed) stimuli.
Diagram illustrating the processes(mental) involved in engaging in an activity of drawing from an observation.
Self: The Brain(mind): The Eye: Motor-signal action: Will/motive: Desire: Sensation: Object/subject: Attention: Contact: Render: Reproduction of object image:
