Brandon Vosika’s series “I Tried to Draw You Last Night” feels like a tribute to friendship. He’s caught his friends in natural poses; the drawings feeling as easy and sincere as a friendship should be. It’s not a simple task to draw people who are close to you – you want them to see the thought and care you put into making something just for them.
Brandon’s technique and use of materials is another aspect of these pieces that caught my eye. He’s painting with watercolor but not on watercolor paper, hence the uneven wrinkling of the paper. Brandon’s rejection of “proper” materials enhances the casual nature of the pieces. I love his varying line weight in each of the drawings. Shapes and forms are suggested, lines trail off into nothing – these are truly sketches, but as personal pieces and as a body of work, they feel like more than an afterthought dashed off on a scrap piece of paper.
