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Thursday 5 November 2015

Over a month since the last blog post.......

…...but lots has been happening.  Quilt exhibition, which was very successful with over 800 visitors and a hugely popular visitors’ choice.  I treated myself to a lovely pincushion , made out of a mustard pot.

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Drawing continues, with one session in the gallery of the Islamic world at the British Museum.  What a treat to really immerse ourselves in the iconography of a different culture, and intriguingly to see that there are images of birds and animals in 16th century Islamic art.  I was fascinated by the use of script as a decorative finish on tiles.

Then for the past two weeks, working on a still life, in charcoal, with glass, tissue paper, reflective surfaces, hard and soft edges - so difficult, but I did enjoy the process.

Evolution of a drawing

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Still life, charcoal Nov 2015

Still life 2, charcoal

Still life 3

Still life 4

Still life 5

Drawn from this, with two different levels of light between one week and the next.  I am happy with the result with the exception of the tissue paper , that needs lots of looking and practising in the sketchbook.

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And in between, visits to Dorset

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and inspiration from several exhibitions: Jerwood Drawing Prize

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the thirteen textile group

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Kara Walker at the Victoria Miro Gallery, and the usual challenging pieces at the Parasol Unit.  Always a pleasure to see the work in the courtyard at the Victoria Miro Gallery

Kusama spheres

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Charles Avery, Tree, which was at Edinburgh when I was there in August.

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3 comments:

  1. Wow, it was great to see the original items together with the fab drawing! The pin cushion is really pretty

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  2. Thanks for sharing that drawing progress piece - engrossing to see how it moves on at each stage. You should be very proud of your drawing and of your continuing improvement! Wish that I shared your discipline!
    Great to see those photos of Lulworth and the exhibtions too!

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  3. Would it have helped in drawing the tissue paper if it hadn't been colourful?
    Well done with the different textures and especially those tricky, distorted reflections.

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