Scratchboard

Artist's Statement:

This is a scratchboard. I used a really sharp tool to get the detailed scratches. This picture has a full range of value. The two wulfs show a lot of texture. I tried to use different techniques and different use of line. For example cross hatching. I think this picture is really balanced because it is the same "weight" on both sides. There is also contrast between the left and the right wulf.

The meaning of the picture is the good and the bad. The right wulf looks really nice and kind and is also white. The left wulf looks really mean and he is also darker. There is a lot of space between them. So the meaning is that everything has two sides. People and maybe also animals have good and bad sides, they have a dark and a light side.