Untitled

About this work

This painting is mostly gray with thick, uneven strokes of ink and pencil. The marks look messy—some dark, some light—like someone dragged a brush or finger through wet paint. There’s a faint vertical shape in the center, but it’s hard to tell what it’s supposed to be. The artist used layers of ink to build up the texture, almost like scribbling over and over. The edges of the paper show wear, like it’s been handled a lot. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists use lines to create shadow.