“I have been a doodler since college. I call them “doodles” because they are born from my subconscious, not my imagination. I don’t render them into existence so much as they seem to choose to be expressed. Whenever I try to draw something on purpose the image is crude and uninspired. But, when I let the pen or pencil or crayon do its thing, what comes out is usually the beginning of something surprising and engaging, which I can then enhance.”
from “The Gathering Girl” by Amanda Irene Rush
Under the Apple Tree, Pencil 2001Debut, Crayon 2006Crayon 2005Philosophy Notes, Pen 1992Henry, Color Pencil 1992Mom, Color Pencil 1992Faye, Color Pencil 1991Fred’s Headache, Marker 1990Portrait of a Lady Looking Away, Color Pencil 1991Ladybug, Color Pencil 1996Madame, Color Pencil 1991Pretty, Color Pencil 1991Sarah, Color Pencil 1991The Novel, Color Pencil 1991Comfort, Color Pencil 1992Woody, Color Pencil 1992Tortoise Shell, Watercolor Pencil 1996Johnny Got His Gun, Color Pencil 1991Portrait of Them, Color Pencil 1991Sorry, Crayon 2005Portrait of a Self II, Crayon 2006Modesty, Color Pencil 2006Jazzberry Jam Girl, Crayon 2009Conversation with Dave, Color Pencil 1992Eve, Watercolor 1990.Annie, Crayon 2004Portrait of a Self, Crayon 2005 Pearls, Crayon 2004Untitled, Color Pencil 1992Yellow Apron/Blue Dress, Crayon 2005Time, Crayon 2008Glamour, Crayon 2005Infectious Moods or I Heart Anna Karenina, Pen 1992That Dream I Had of Hitler, Color Pencil 1995
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