Sophisticated Sketching: Paz Lopez

Venir 2 by Paz Lopez

While I appreciate masterfully drafted, detailed drawing as much as the next artsy, what really gets my heart pumpin’ is a looser, more child-like style.  So the work of Spanish artist Paz Lopez immediately caught my eye when I spotted it on the Anthology Magazine blog!

Venir 2 by Paz Lopez
Venir 2, mixed media on paper, 40×40 cm

These quick, sketchy mixed media pieces have the feeling of those frenetic, emotion filled pieces of artwork we created as we tore through a stack of drawing paper as children. ( Tell me I wasn’t the only child who did that! )

Ladra by Paz Lopez
Ladra, mixed media on paper, 40×40 cm
Carta by Paz Lopez
Carta, mixed media on paper, 40×40 cm

Yet compositionally, these are so much more than child-like sketches.  Lopez’s use of color and texture perfectly balance the lines and text, the elements fitting onto the page just so.

Untitled by Paz Lopez
Untitled, mixed media on paper

To see more of Paz Lopez’s work, please visit her website.

All images are via the artist’s website.