Seashore (R)

Gouache, soft pastels on paper, 30 x 42 cm

This was a response to Patricia’s Deep Water (April) which has an incredibly organic appearance. I immediately wanted to form a rejoinder to continue the sea theme. I decided to create an abstract sense of waves and water bubbles, but through a fully controlled dry medium.

Dead bird

Charcoal, soft pastels on paper, 21,5 x 29 cm

Whilst walking on the beach I saw a dead bird which I wanted to use for a more detailed study at home. I accordingly worked from a photograph and decided to use a limited pallet only.

Drifting boats (R)

Acrylic, soft pastels on paper, 20 x 20 cm

After seeing Patricia’s Floating Shapes (April), the first thing that came into my mind was a continuation of something swimming in the space. Since I was already working on one of the responses related to the sea theme, it was a rather natural progression to carry on with the subject matter. I really enjoyed working on these two in particular and I might come back to it again at a later time.

In the park

Acrylic on paper, 21,5 x 29 cm

This study was in particurar a real struglle for me. I wanted to capture some dominant colours in the local park, but in a more realistic style. However, I didn’t like my first result as I found it too dull (colour wise). In the end I completey covered the original (dark) layers with, perhaps too bright and not entierly realistic (for this actual park) colours, but I was satisfied with the ‘’artistic license’’ that helped me to finish this work.

Cow’s head

Acrylic, charcoal on paper, 14,5 x 21 cm

This study was one of the experimental line drawings, which I would like to develop further. I deliberately used a one colour pallet in order to maintain my focus on the actual subject itself.

Entrance (R)

Gouache, acrylic, soft pastels on paper, 20 x 20 cm

This small study was inspired by Patricia’s Terrace (April) drawing. I took several photographs of the Arch that serves as the main entrance into one of the local parks and then merged its different angles into one image in order to achieve a sense of eye movement when looking at the construction whilst approaching and passing under it.