I have been working on a series of automated drawings based on a small program I wrote. The application translates pixel values of an image into lines in four directions (horizontal, vertical, bottom-left/top-right, top-left/bottom-right). By overlapping these lines, various shades of grey are created, thus translating the bitmap image into a line drawing. The resulting .svg vector file is plotted out with archival ink on 14 by 17 inch paper (Strathmore, 80 lb.) The drawing process takes, depending on the complexity of the image, 3 to 4 hours.

Berg (Cerro Torre, Patagonia, Argentina) 2017
Ink on Paper
14×17″

Berg (Kalkkögel, Tyrol, Austria) 2017
Ink on Paper
14×17″

Berg (Kalkkögel, Tyrol, Austria) 2017
Ink on Paper
14×17″

Berg (Val De Mesdi, South Tyrol, Italy) 2017
Ink on Paper
14×17″

Berg (Piz Bernina, Switzerland) 2017
Ink on Paper
14×17″

Berg (Piz Bernina, Switzerland) 2017
Ink on Paper
14×17″

Berg (Eiger – North Face, Switzerland) 2017
Ink on Paper
14×17″

Berg (Matterhorn, Switzerland) 2017
Ink on Paper
14×17″

Berg (Finsteraarhorn, Switzerland) 2017
Ink on Paper
14×17″

Berg (Mont Blanc, Switzerland) 2017
Ink on Paper
14×17″

Berg (Matterhorn, Switzerland) 2017
Ink & Pencil on Paper
12×18″

Berg (Tre Cime di Lavaredo aka: Drei Zinnen, Italy) 2017
Ink & Pencil on Paper
12×18″

Berg (Hohe Munde, Austria) 2017
Ink & Pencil on Paper
12×18″

Berg (Serles, Austria) 2017
Ink & Pencil on Paper
12×18″

Berg (Kalkkögel, Austria) 2017
Ink & Pencil on Paper
12×18″

Berg (Rangger Köpfl, Austria) 2017
Ink & Pencil on Paper
12×18″

Berg (Patscherkofel, Austria) 2017
Ink & Pencil on Paper
12×18″

Berg (Hohe Saile aka: Nockspitze, Austria) 2017
Ink & Pencil on Paper
12×18″

Berg – Detail