In this second study, the French bulldog rests across a fragment of vintage sheet music, its body aligned with the horizontal movement of the score. The drawing does not obscure the notation; instead, it inhabits it. Printed rhythm and hand-drawn line coexist, neither dominating the other.
 
The inclusion of a small tennis ball introduces a quiet interruption — a note outside the scale. It disrupts the historical surface with a contemporary gesture, gently shifting the register from archival to immediate.
 
The aged paper remains legible: tempo markings, staff lines, tonal structure. These elements function as both ground and framework, situating the animal within a measured system of time. The bulldog appears suspended between play and stillness, between instinct and composition.
 
As part of the “Etude” series, the work approaches repetition as variation. Each drawing becomes a study in placement, restraint, and listening — a pause inside the score.

Original artwork by Julia Shilo
12 x 8 ½ in | 30 x 21 cm
13 ½ x 10 in | 34 x 25 cm (framed)
Acrylic, charcoal, ink, collage on paper, wooden frame