“My drawings have always mattered to me. Their simplicity helps me to internally understand what is going on behind the marks, to understand process. And it is the process of making art that fascinates me most. The process begins with recognition, a trust in recognition. I first begin to make marks, varying pressures and tones—just drawing. If then I persevere, I see something personal, a clue, something that I recognize, and something that feels familiar and resonates unlike any other work I have seen before.
I leave the drawing alone. I leave the studio. I come back and spend time with it, getting to know it better. If it still surprises, I then look for more clues. Content begins to make itself known to me. The process becomes a communal experience. The drawing is giving me information: how to proceed and where to go. I am not interested in intellectual concepts. The work has to be experiential. I try to take significant moments in my life and draw them in a believable way.”
-Marilyn Kalish
Muse
one
Charcoal on paper
30 x 38
Deceptive Fragility
two
Charcoal on paper
47 x 53
Muses
two
Charcoal on paper
38 x 47
Torso
one
Encaustic on paper
20 x 26
Ecstasy
Charcoal and encaustic
75 x 51
Deceptive Fragility
one
Charcoal on paper
53 x 48
Muse
three
Charcoal on paper
40 x 40
Mother Wit
Charcoal on paper
38 x 31
Portrait
Charcoal on paper
48 x 55
Torso
four
Encaustic on paper
35 x 36
