Chalk Work

These pieces were made on a single wall, photographed when finished, then erased to make room for the next drawing. The work is temporary by design; what remains is the image, and whatever the image carries.

It started in January 2015 while I was waiting during my daughters’ piano lessons. I had 45 minutes and a chalkboard. I drew something on a whim, photographed my daughter in front of it, and we ended up repeating it every week. Over time that small ritual became a serious practice.

As the wall grew, so did the work. The drawings became slower, more detailed, and more conceptual. The earliest pieces were made on a small chalkboard, roughly 4–5 feet wide. Later walls allowed for much larger work, many drawings ranging between 10 and 15 feet wide.

Some are finished in a few hours. Others take 100+. My process is simple: draw, photograph, erase, begin again. The impermanence is part of the point. It keeps the work honest, and it keeps me moving.