These two single figures drawn with twigs and ink have a dynamic relationship between them, even though I did not draw them with that intention. I thought that figure on the left needed something else on the paper but after I had done it, I changed my mind. But that’s the way it happens sometimes.Continue reading “Changed My Mind.”
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What Is Their Story?
These little drawings from imagination I did on my recent artist residency in Germany are powerful on their own, I think. But some of them can be put together and become even more powerful, they start to tell a story. Look at these two. What is their story? I used a twig dipped in inkContinue reading “What Is Their Story?”
How It Turns Out…
Carrying on with the twig and ink drawings I did in Germany, I did these very quickly and intuitively, one figure per page (Khadi 320gsm size A5). These two were one after the other. It wasn’t my intention that they should be looking at each other but that’s what happened. There’s little control when you’reContinue reading “How It Turns Out…”
Private View: In These Stones (new date).
THE PRIVATE VIEW IS NOW ON TUESDAY, JULY 30th AT 7pm. You are very welcome to join the artists at the launch of our exhibition in Aberdare. I spent three years travelling cross South Wales with Rhondda pre-historian Dewi Bowen and Swansea filmmaker Melvyn Williams, drawing and painting Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age stone monuments.Continue reading “Private View: In These Stones (new date).”
Working Small
During my artist residency in Germany a couple of weeks ago (is it that long already?) I made over a hundred drawings on a very large piece of paper (see here) and with a couple of days to go before coming home, I retreated to the tiny studio space in an ancient stable and workedContinue reading “Working Small”
Big Paper And Footy Fans…
I finished drawing my imaginary figures with bamboo pens and bits of twig. There are loads of them, I haven’t counted – yet. I had to cut the paper into 3 pieces so that I could fit it all into a manageable tube to bring back on the train – a 16 hour journey viaContinue reading “Big Paper And Footy Fans…”
Strange Twig People.
I continued drawing with twigs and ink across my huge sheet of paper, gradually filling it with strange, twisted twig people. These are coming from my imagination now, I’m not thinking them into existence. I scribbled into some of them with the thin end of a bamboo dip pen, while the ink was still wet.Continue reading “Strange Twig People.”
Branching Out…
Groan!!! Please pardon the awful pun! After drawing lots of small figures on big paper with two types of bamboo pen, I went out into the gardens at Atelier Werenzhaim and picked up some twigs (branching out – get it?). I chose one and dipped it into the pot of ink, emptied my mind andContinue reading “Branching Out…”
Go Big
I carried on with my little repetitive drawings on very large paper. It’s funny, last time I came to Germany I was inspired when I got back home to do huge drawings and now I’m in Germany working on huge paper again. I wonder why? Today I used the other end of the bamboo dipContinue reading “Go Big”
Free The Mind
I’ve been at Atelierhof Werenzhaim for 2 days now, working in a studio that was once stables. I’ve been experimenting with drawing in ink onto very large paper. I continued the technique from my last post, when I was drawing in Dresden. I just emptied my head of thoughts and allowed my hand and penContinue reading “Free The Mind”
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