A selection of drawings from Brits’ sketchbooks.

2016—present.

“Drawing is my first love. When I draw, that which I am stands outside of time. The art studio shrinks down to the size of a fresh white page, and —in spite of the inherent difficulty of the task— the tide of the world recedes. It’s just my hand, my eye, and the subject I am drawing. As much as the goal is to approximate the likeness of the subject, for me it is primarily about process. It’s about who I get to experience myself as as the line unfolds on the field of the page, and seeing the world anew.”

— David Brits

Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Self portrait. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Storm King Art Center. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Storm King Art Center. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Table Mountain. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Lions Head. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Cape Point. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Insel Ufnau. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Paris. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Cape Point. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Owl House. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Table Mountain. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Self Portrait. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Upstate New York. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
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Paulines. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Gregory Hari. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
CG Jung Haus. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Gregory Hari. CG Jung Haus. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Steve Tam. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Grand Canyon. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Rome. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
MCSA Hut, Table Mountain. Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.
Drawing by David Brits: award-winning South African visual artist and sculptor. Sketch, Drawing, Drawing Book, Sculpture, Ouroboros, Public Sculpture, Carbon Fibre Sculpture. Cape Town, South Africa.

Brits drawing in his studio. Photo: Bony Ska.