pencil, ink & colour from a library's garden

The work made this week feels a little like an end of year show.  Each piece sings out the personality and style of the person who made it and for me, each sums up how much has been learnt over the last few months.

We used A3 cartridge paper with pencil, ink and spot colour to depict elements of St Annes Library's garden.

The amazing results are below.  Well done everyone!  

Monica

The inclusion of library books was inspirational.  I love everything about this; composition, colour, spontaneity... 

Debbie

Understated but very effective repeated use of particular elements of the garden.  Lovely!

Christine - demo page

One of us decided to focus on the building next door where I did my B Unit in Art:  the start of an incredible chapter in my life.  The inserted blue plaque shows the year I attended, '95 - '96.  

John

The gentle mark making of this piece reminds me of an illustration in a children's book.  The narrative is open and invites the viewer to fill in the story.  Lovely!

Again, very well done everyone! 

paper sculptures with spot colour

Last week someone mentioned three dimensions:  not to miss an opportunity, that became this week's plan.

"Working with good cartridge paper and using a variety of techniques make a representation of an interest (that isn't art)."  

Techniques used were;

folding, curving, rolling, cutting, tearing, scrunching, moulding, attaching/sticking, using spot colour,  etc...

The brilliant results are below.

Well done everyone - you always rise to the challenge no matter how crazy or impossible they seem!   

Christine - yacht 22 passing a port buoy

John - experiential experimenting

Debbie - bee & flower

Monica - sewing machine

Monica's brain activity

 

time: pencil, ink & spot colour

Personal, hand-sized time pieces were the starting point.  These were arranged with composition in mind then drawn with pencil.  The work was then redrawn in pen and and the pencil marks were erased. 

A background was added to bring the items together and spot colour was introduced to emphasise narrative and / or composition. 

The wonderful creations are below.

Well done everyone - love them!

Monica

Christine

Debbie

John