I took a set of 20 pieces of hand-made Khadi paper, size A5, to my artist residency in Germany earlier this month and after making over a hundred drawings on a very large piece of paper (see here) I switched from a big studio in a barn to a tiny ancient stable to work small.Continue reading “Trees Or Stags Or…”
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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…”
Twiglets On The Move…
I’m back from Germany and I’m starting to take a look at the work I did on the artist residency. Working on a BIG sheet of paper, I continued drawing with twigs and ink, moving away from placing them in rows and starting to bring them forward. They’re starting to look a bit like zombiesContinue reading “Twiglets On The Move…”
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”
What Lurks Beneath?
I sat quietly in a park under the shade of a tree in Dresden. The temperature was 32°C and the other artists on the residency were visiting a museum. I decided to sit and draw, but not the view in front of me, which is what I normally do when I travel. Instead, I emptiedContinue reading “What Lurks Beneath?”
Sketching Sculpture
I spent a couple of days in Dresden as part of my residency with the Agor Abertawe group and went to a free outdoor concert in the Neumarkt. I did some sketches of a fascinating sculpture. I haven’t found out the name of the artist yet, I’ll track it down and add it to theContinue reading “Sketching Sculpture”
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