Elgol 7

                                          Graphite Drawing,is it a landscape!

Elgol 5

                                          Graphite drawing,what do you see!

Elgol 4

                                         
                                          Graphite drawing,the more you look the more you see.

Elgol3

In this Lithographic print I was trying to capture  my emotions associated with erosion i.e.turmoil,fear,strength,fragility and the environment that I have used as inspiration for

 my recent work. I deliberately used a landscape format and believe this has worked well,

as  I can see various scenes within the print.The contrast between loose and controlled mark

making,the tonal range used,gives the print an energy and capture the emotions I associate

with erosion.The print is an abstract impression of Elgol.

Elgol 2

                 Prefer Elgol 1 ,I believe the central drawing on tissue paper detracts from this
                 piece.

Elgol

              This is my response to eroded cliffs at Elgol. My initial idea was to hang simple
              drawings of erosion made on tissue paper in front of each other and in front of
              of the more solid graphite drawings,enabling  the viewer to look into and walk
              through the piece. Unfortunately I discovered that you could not see through
              tissue paper,even when using a spot light.  I am happy with the way the work
              is displayed but I am giving more thought to how I can enhance the experience
              for a viewer.

Impasse

                                    The Art Box is waiting to go on its travels,the sketch
                                    hangs helplessly on the line and the steps are waiting
                                    to be used. The artist discovers that you cannot see
                                    through hanging tissue paper.

Corner Space

     Really pleased with the way I have displayed these drawings,the mounting of the larger work within the corner adds another dimension to the work.    

Corner Piece 2

Displaying this work in a corner  gives it greater spacial awareness and to me adds to the three dimensional feel.

Monkey Vada

Know you own Strength

                         

Corner Piece

                 Looking at past entrants for the Jerwood Drawing prize I noticed
                 that some work had been displayed round corners, decided to see
                 how my drawing would look. Overall I think this method of display
                 enhances my work by giving greater spacial awareness.

Scale up

                           Displayed the work close together to help me decide
                           which scale produced the most interesting work.
                           Decided both scales had their individual merit,the
                           smaller version having more detail/depth and the larger
                           version being more impressive due to its size/presence.

Getting Ready

                                                   

Fragility

                               Decided to use tissue paper as the support for my
                               sketches,both to express fragility and to give depth
                               by multilayering. I like the contrast between the
                               sharp and blurred images and the overall organic
                               feel of this finished work.

Turmoil

                                       I was trying to create a feeling of turmoil
                                       in this drawing and feel that I have been
                                       partially successful. The areas on the
                                       outer edges feel unstable,but the central
                                       area feels still.

Strength

                                    Although this drawing is representational of the erosion
                                    of cliffs it is moving towards abstract. To me the emotions
                                    associated with erosion are strength,fragility,turmoil and fear.
                                    This is my representation of strength,are the parts supporting
                                    each other or are cracks starting to appear?
                                       

Monkey Puzzle

                                       The shapes/patterns give a feeling of energy and
                                       movement in this complex drawing. When I look
                                       the first thing I see is a monkey, with a strong ,
                                       resolute jaw ,holding back the turmoil in the
                                       drawing.

Fear

                                    The use of tone and shapes / patterns in this graphite
                                     drawing have generated an energy and feeling of
                                    movement and change. Some of the images present
                                    take on a sinister feel and make me think of unknown.
                                    This is my response to capturing the fear of erosion.

Uncertainty

                                  I was trying to capture the feelings associated with erosion
                                  in the natural environment,which to me are turmoil,strength,
                                  fragility and fear. In my opinion the limited,selected palette
                                  and application of thick acrylic paint, as per Zebedee
                                 Jones,have enabled the creation of an abstract painting
                                 depicting turmoil and strength. The surface of the painting
                                 gives a feeling of movement and the depth gives a feeling
                                 of uncertainty and the unknown.

Ennui

                                                 I used an abstracted image from one of my erosion
                                                 drawings as my inspiration for this acrylic
                                                 painting.                
                                                 I am interested in the work of Zebedee Jones,
                                                 particularly his use of thick paint, and was interested
                                                 to explore if I could capture the strength and fragility
                                                 of nature more successfully using this approach.
                                                 Overall ,whilst I think there is turmoil showing in parts
                                                 of this image,particularly where I have applied the
                                                 paint freely,I believe there is an overall feeling of
                                                control .                                                                                                                                
                                           

Forces

            I made this video from footage I took when observing the sea,which has
           always fascinated me.Is the continual movement of the sea,gradually eroding
           the shore,depositing materials in new environments ,a force of destruction
           or creation?
           In the video I am trying to capture change,I have emphasised the
           transitory shapes and patterns and retained the natural background sound as
           it adds to the feeling of movement,all of which contribute to change.

Erosion 5

                                  Graphite drawing based on obsevation and my own photographs
                                  of an eroded cliff. I love the fact that this drawing is
                                  representational,whilst at the same time having abstract qualities.It
                                  has depth,shows good use of tone and this along with  the
                                  extensive use of shapes and patterns has created an
                                  interesting work.
                                  It is a complex piece and I think it is fair to say "the more you
                                  look the more you see"
                                  I have been looking at the work of Sian Bowen and am
                                  starting to think about the different ways drawings can be
                                  displayed.
                               

Intruder 3

                                                 My artwork is based on the Natural Environment
                                                 and humanity's coexistence with it. Currently I
                                                 am focusing on litter/waste. Intruder 2 and
                                                 Intruder 3 illustrate my dilemma:- am I trying
                                                 to produce artwork with a moral message
                                                 "litter is bad"   or
                                                 a message "litter can be used as a material to
                                                 create something beautiful"
                                                 In this piece I hope the viewer sees the crisp
                                                 packet as an intruder.
                                              

Intruder 2

Collaged "degraded " crisp packets add another dimension to the graphite drawing. Intend to continue to explore the use of collage in this way.

Intruder 1

   

Overall do not believe this graphite drawing works. I think the inverted image is more interesting ,but  the rubbish looks inanimate and  too integrated into the honeycomb structure,not the intruder I wanted it to be.

Searching

Trying to decide if I should leave all the white space in this drawing.

Blown

A photograph from the "Blown exhibition " in the Shaun space see http://www.shaunprojectspace.wordpress.com/.

Erosion 4

This is the less successful drawing in my opinion.

Erosion 3

Erosion 2

Using Ink has enabled me to capture a feeling of energy/movement.

Erosion 1

Thoroughly enjoyed creating this graphite drawing which ,to me, shows how this intricate eroded  natural structure can be considered to be fragile or strong.

Surprise

I like the "shadow art" of Cornelia Parker and Tim Noble /Sue Webster as I believe the shadow adds another dimension. I was surprised to create this "landscape" when I took some photographs, in a dark room ,of a suspended piece of acetate to which I had added paper mache and footprints cut out of tin cans.

I am going to do some more experiments to see what other "surprises" I can create.

Power

                  Trying to see if I could use recycled tin cans as paint by weaving them into the canvas .I consider this to be a successfu exercise and believe the pieces of can add to the overall energy and movement depicted.