Amy B. Trosino

This piece was created while Trosino was teaching a beginning onsite drawing class.  "As the children were sketching various plants and birds, I took a scrap sheet of paper and drew the essence of the willow tree we were all sitting under.  I was interested in its place in nature and how it came into being.  The central subject in this piece (what always strikes me as a kind of 'root') remained sketchy in its rendering while its surrounding environment had a smoother, more finished feel.  One of the things I like most about this drawing are the small objects, animals, and natural elements that can be found in the root.  This wasn't intentional.  Rather, they emerged as a pleasant gift to be discovered after the drawing was complete."