Drawing the Unspeakable – Towner Eastbourne
I was seriously impressed with the “Drawing the Unspeakable” exhibition curated by David and Liza Dimbleby at Towner Eastbourne today. It put modernist and contemporary drawing practice front and centre and not merely as an accompaniment to other mediums. I liked the fact that it focused on challenging themes such as war, displacement and mental…
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The Incident.
These images display my face after an incident that happened some years ago. The first drawing is of me eight days afterwards. The next one is approximately three weeks later, rehumanised, but still black eyed. The intense impact of the compressed charcoal marks and vigour appeal to me.
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The SANE Creative Awards Scheme
Last May in 2023, I had the good fortune to receive a modest but welcome sum from the SANE Creative Awards Scheme. This enabled me to refresh drawing materials and focus almost exclusively on the figurative aspects of my creative practice. I started off prolifically drawing a series of self-portraits. A very literal interpretation of…
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Sketches of views from a balcony
My artworks have recently had a bit of a departure from what I usually paint and draw. Despite just being a couple of modest small drawings of the view from my Mum’s balcony in Brighton; they are a bit of a throw back to the preparatory charcoal images I used to make when I was…
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Figurative Portraiture
My figurative portraits have evolved in tandem with poignant experiences over the years.
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Dynamic Linear Space on a two-dimensional Surface
Through the use of lines against complex background washes I envisage and express London as a whole within the framework of a painting.
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