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I let myself be coaxed by others into putting color in my drawings. It wasn't easy or automatic or even obvious. In fact, it was quite difficult to introduce a whole new realm into my familiar, meditative process. Having survived the ordeal I can now say it's a thrilling place to be, exploring a new realm. My father, Tommie Rybovich, had an exquisitely precise sense of color, which sets the stage for a new kind of meditation.


There’s a distinct shift toward the abstract in these works of various sizes. I went from studying bodyprints at a distance of 20 feet to peering through a magnifying glass and, as a result, became enchanted with the texture of the paper and the designs it suggested. These are more soft-spoken than their big, full-bodied sisters; they offer only subtle hints of what they want to be.


A new technique prompted a stream of large narrative works. I lay down on charcoaled paper, leaving imprints that then told me how to finish the drawing. If I surrendered control, the bodyprints suggested imagery I never imagined. Later, working on a small scale resulted in curious images that invite a meditative state of mind.







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