Cordism 3 Drawing

This is the third in my 'Cordism' series of pieces based on the bastide town of Cordes-sur-Ciel in the Tarn region of S.W. France. I live, work and exhibit in the Barbacane (watchtower) part of which dates back to the fourteenth century. Cordes is beautiful, majestic, impressive, imposing, monumental! The complexity of the layers of settlement lends itself perfectly, I think to an original Cubist-styled approach, inspired originally by Picasso's townscapes of the early 1900s. As far as I'm aware no-one had previously attempted work in this manner of Cordes. The eye finds increasing detail here the longer the town is observed. Shapes are repeated, overlap, disappear. The extension of the primary lines joins the town to both sky (sur-Ciel) and through the valley mist, to earth. I chose to work on paper for this piece to help provide more depth and subtlety. The imposing sombre beauty of the town is captured well, I feel in the combination of line and colour. The original piece was sold to a collector and is now in London.

Drawing:Ink on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:19.5 W x 27 H x 0.1 D in

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