Gazette du Bon Ton, 1920 - No. 3, Croquis Pl. 18: Worth / Beer 1920

Mario Simon drew "Gazette du Bon Ton, 1920 - No. 3, Croquis Pl. 18: Worth / Beer" with ink and graphite, probably in his studio. It's a fashion plate. So you can imagine him playing around with line, deciding what to leave out. I am thinking about this artist making decisions. Three figures are posed in the most stylish outfits. Look at the hatching, that very particular method of applying ink with short, parallel lines to create areas of tone. Each of those lines is a decision! I also think about the places those gestures come from in the body, the wrist, the arm. Drawing is such a physical thing. A bit like writing, in that way; it is all about touch. And then each mark sets up another mark. So drawing has an amazing conversational quality. You learn so much from other drawings. I'm always looking and borrowing ideas! I bet Mario did too.