Abstract Drawing - Move I by James Edward Scherbarth

A dense dark block of hatching with a soft gray tail, like a comet that took up drawing.

Move I is an abstract drawing by James Edward Scherbarth in graphite, ink and wax on paper, dated 2016 and signed and dated 09-06-2016 on the verso. Wax and graphite together give a surface that is partly matte and partly glossy, so a dark area can look both deep and slightly lit. A squarish mass of tight vertical and crosshatched strokes sits left of center, its top edge bristling. From its right side a single pale gray sweep trails off toward the upper right corner. The rest of the sheet is untouched. It is 11 inches wide and 8.25 high.

Movement, drawn by something determined to stay put.