drawings

been doing more drawing this week.

the one below i worked on first when the paper was wet, then let it dry and worked over the top. the results weren't that interesting as you really couldn't see the double layer of drawing.

i then tried doing the marks in pencil and played around with tracing, reversing and mirroring parts of the image.

I also played with bringing patterns together, with also part of the drawing done when wet. this was done on sugar paper.

idea for new lino portrait

thinking to do another lino print at some point and found an interesting picture of an old scottish fisher man, which i thought could be interesting...

ink and water drawing on cartridge paper

another drawing over areas of wet paper. this was done on a piece of A1 cartridge paper. the white paper is a good contrast to the black ink. the drawing covers the bottom right quarter of the paper with an area of space around it. again the shapes and tones seem to suggest a landscape, as well as the drawn marks giving an idea of text.

drawings with ink and water

drawings experimenting with wetting areas of the paper before drawing on it with ink. the two top images are of a drawing done on sugar paper, with the work below being on newsprint paper. it seems to create a very delicate effect also suggesting a possible landscape. i like the idea that the outcome becomes unpredictable, and a loss of control in repetitious mark making.

pattern drawing

another drawing from last week, just exploring repetitive pattern and process. done in ink on newsprint paper.

week one at ECA

I started my residency at ECA last week and am keen to get drawing and producing work so as to make the most of it all. This is one of the drawings, made using ink on newsprint paper. i am liking the way the ink bleeds slightly and ripples the paper delicately, and am also interested in the reverse side too (last image). things i've been thinking about - repetition, motion, flow, many making a whole, idea of landscape, ideas of labour and simple actions.

these prints (from the same screen of course) are from a drawing based on a friend's photo of her cat snoozing. i burned the image on to a screen using my Gocco printer, and then hand screen-printed them. happy how they turned out.