A thousand grasses / 2023

Group 1

multimedia art entitled A thousand grasses 11, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 11*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 10 x 18.5 inches on 14 x 22 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 13, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 13*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 10 x 18.5 inches on 14 x 22 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 12, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 12*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 10 x 18.5 inches on 14 x 22 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 17, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 17*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 10 x 18.5 inches on 14 x 22 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 19, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 19*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 10 x 18.5 inches on 14 x 22 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 18, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 18*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 10 x 18.5 inches on 14 x 22 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 20, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 20*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 10 x 18.5 inches on 14 x 22 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 15, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 15*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 10 x 18.5 inches on 14 x 22 paper

Group 2

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 26, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 26*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 12.75 x 11 inches on 18 x 15 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 27, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 27*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 12.75 x 11 inches on 18 x 15 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 24, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 24*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 12.75 x 11 inches on 18 x 15 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 25, by Tamar Zinn — A thousand grasses 25, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 12.75 x 11 inches on 18 x 15 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 29, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 29*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 12.75 x 11 inches on 18 x 15 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 34, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 34*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 12.75 x 11 inches on 18 x 15 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 28, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 28*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 12.75 x 11 inches on 18 x 15 paper

mix-media art entitled A thousand grasses 30, by Tamar Zinn — *A thousand grasses 30*, 2023, ink, gesso, oil pastel, 12.75 x 11 inches on 18 x 15 paper

“A thousand grasses” was sparked by my interest in making drawings working with an unfamiliar process and materials–- the lines are drawn with twigs dipped in ink. Working with ink gradually evolved into mixed media drawings. My dissatisfaction with the initial lines on each drawing led me to cover them with gesso and try again. After repeated layers of ink and gesso, I arrived at lines I responded to, but the drawings seemed to need something more. The ink lines were embedded in the drawing with the addition of a layer of black oil pastel, which I manipulated by scraping and dragging.