Study of Oulida 2015

Soey Milk made this drawing, Study of Oulida, with graphite and colored pencil, and there’s an incredible softness to it. I can really imagine her, head down, moving across the page with such precision. The colored lines and the knot details are so specific, like she's working out how something fits together in real space. You can see where the drawing is unresolved, like it's still becoming itself. You know, a drawing like this is all about touch, and pressure – seeing how much the paper can take, how much you can get away with. It’s about finding a balance between control and looseness, adding just enough to make the figure appear. Painters are always in conversation with each other. A drawing, like any artwork, isn't ever really finished. It keeps changing in our minds. It asks us to participate, to keep looking, to see what else might be there.