Creating notans and simplified black and white sketches -before committing to a painting- help us determine if the distribution and size of dark and light masses will form a balanced and pleasing configuration. Here is were the format, composition, pathway of the viewer's eyes, and other abstractions of the painting are examined and decided. Once a notan or sketch is approved, we keep it nearby to help us stay within the mass distributions; preventing us from getting too distracted with drawing details and color.
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