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Lindisfarne Turbulent Times

                            Acrylic collage inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels and their journey.
                                                                100cm x50cm

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.