Mark making - gently erasing

Birch wood, graphite, gesso, electric sander...

Mark making magic!

Sketchbook - a familiar place

I didn't do too badly with my 'sketch a day' challenge. I limited the challenge to the school holiday, knowing that with the best will in the world I would not get out every day once the organised chaos of the school year started. Over the 6 week hols I missed just two days, and only twice had to take shelter from the rain to draw, although some days I had to time my drawing quite carefully!

As the days went by I found myself returning to a couple of spots to draw more than once. It became an intriguing thing to do, what would I look for on each occasion?

This is a familiar place that I drew 4 times, the sketches are starting to provide a much fuller picture than my photographs can...

surface

structure

 

focal point

 

light

Changes in light and mood, the influence of the weather, building memory. Building blocks for future work.

 

 

Altered Map Book

I've been invited to join an Altered Book group; a lovely way to broaden ideas.
My book has been made out of old ordnance survey maps ... an 'Altered Map' maybe... there's another idea there...

front cover details

 

page 1

page 1 - detail

mark making,

tracking,

making marks,

tracing,

leaving marks

 

page 2 - purely experimental

exploring,

experimenting,

layering marks,

creating marks,

experimark

 

page 2 - detail

This book is on its way to the next artist, can't wait to see what I get to work on next...