Tonal shading.

Pencil

image scanned from Sketchbook #92

I am not that pencil

straight and true

Or the picture

Shade and texture drew

And I am not the dropped one

...broken, brittle

It just flew from finger onto floor

Nor am I pack fresh and brand new

Not sharpened like a jewel

Or snapped in two

Or whittled and tossed away all together

I am the artist, spinning a yarn

in pencil

Text inspired by a poem called THE PENCIL by PAM PUSSYCAT

For a copy of the poem contact sharemyart@gmail.com