928 11 sided irregular shapes
Back once again on the kitchen table. The repetitive act of making these seems more important than the finished/abandoned piece.
White pencil on black recycled card.
A1
2112 10 sided shapes
First drawing of 2021, back at our kitchen table.
Attempting to heighten a machine drawn feel, hundreds of tiny human mistakes are always present.
White pencil on black recycled card.
A1
Original drawing
Mixed media on black recycled card, A1
Digital manipulation:
I’ve been continuing this series of drawings that started in March as the Covid-19 lockdown began in Belfast. The process harks back to an earlier method of working, where marks are added and erased until a precarious, fragile balance is achieved. Lately I’ve felt the process becoming repetitive, the early excitement burning out. Digital manipulation or ‘remixing’ of the work presents a new avenue of possible development, extremely intricate and unexpected new configurations are possible. These may suggest organic growth, the infinite complexity inherent in nature from the structure of cells to galaxies. The next step may be to attempt to replicate these through drawing, or acquiring a plotter and learning how to program it to draw.
Mixed media on black recycled card
A1
Continually trying to add depth and intensity to these drawings. Composing with forms, densely worked areas need sparsity. There is a constant play of revisions; ghostly marks remain, distant remnants.
Detail:
Star Chart Series Drawing V
Mixed media on black recycled card
A1
I’m moving between composed drawings and ones where a pre-determined process determines the outcome. This style is composed; working on it felt like the way I used to approach paintings and collages, where each part would effect the whole and many revisions take place before a fragile balance is achieved.
Accumulated’ second version. Many offset layers are added in the hope of achieving a solid, almost sculptural feel.
White pencil on black recycled card
A1
Detail of centre:
I’m continuing this lockdown series, accumulating shapes in ordered and chaotic formations.
A0
Mixed media on black recycled card.
Detail:
AO
White pencil on recycled card.
Irregular forms repeated around a fixed point.
Detail:
I’m continuing to draw from our flat in these weird locked down days. Two upcoming shows have been postponed indefinitely. The act of drawing is respite from thought; labour intensive activity to become lost in. This drawing has a star chart/night sky feel, employing several techniques. It’s currently composed of four A1 sheets of black card and feels like I could keep adding further sheets to it until our entire living space is consumed.
Detail I
Detail II
A0
Conté Crayon on black card.
