Undercurrent VII

Undercurrent VII - Original abstract drawing in archival pigment ink on heavyweight 300GSM paper. Part of the Undercurrent series. A tall, densely compacted form rises vertically near the centre of a landscape-format composition, leaving expansive white space to its left and right. The form is columnar but irregular - built from tightly stacked lobes that press and bulge against one another like muscle fibres or compressed sediment. At the top, several pointed crests emerge, giving the form a slightly crowned silhouette. Below, the lobes become rounder, heavier, more tightly interlocked, as though bearing the accumulated weight of everything above them. The contour lines are densely packed throughout, with very few passages of open spacing - the form is almost uniformly saturated with ink, creating an impression of solidity and mass that is unusual in the series. The surrounding emptiness amplifies the form's presence. It stands alone, self-contained, occupying the page with a quiet authority. There is no sense of drift or transit. This form is not going anywhere. It is planted.