Rock pools Drawing

Hand drawn in water and fade proof fine line pens on smooth Bristol board. Selected to be exhibited as part of the 'Women in Art' exhibition at The Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, UK in March 2024 This piece was inspired by walks on the beach, the surrounding landscape, rock pools and the movement of the ocean combined with the hidden patterns within nature. This method of drawing is detailed and takes extensive time. Each shape is drawn joining the next in strings of cells until the overall shape is formed. After the initial drawing is created I take a second pass over the entire piece to ensure the cells are defined and any missed gaps between rows of cells are filled and finished. I love using colour to help lift the mood in a room and sell my art in white frames to offer a seamless wall mount without distracting from the colour of the piece. My drawings are often unplanned, I draw upon memories of patterns and shapes I've seen in nature, letting the direction form organically, allowing my mind time to wander and inspiration to influence my choice of colour and shape. I find the repetitive flow of drawing cell like shapes calming and the perfect antidote to the stresses of life. I was first influenced to draw in cell like shapes after discovering artwork by Ernst Haeckel in 2018. This led to a deep dive into looking at images of microscopic sea life and micrographs of plant cells. I was fascinated by the intricate patterns and shapes hidden to the naked eye. These have now become a subconscious influence in all my work. combined with inspiration I find while exploring the natural environment where I live in the South Downs National Park in Hampshire (UK), specifically local forests, heathland and beaches. I’m also interested in the similarities of natures patterns in all forms and dimensions from micrographs of plant cells to areal images of the worlds surface.

Drawing:Fine Line Pen on Bristol Board

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:16.5 W x 11.4 H x 0 D in

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