Untitled

About this work

This painting is just a sheet of white paper dotted with quick, dark pencil marks. The marks look like tiny birds scattered across the page—some are clustered, others float alone. They’re all drawn in a loose, sketchy way, with no clear shapes or details. The artist used only pencil, making the marks light or dark depending on how hard they pressed. No two birds look exactly the same, but they all feel connected by the same simple style. If you like this, check out cross-hatching next—it’s a way artists use layers of lines to build up shapes.