Perdu
These series of drawings are about ownership, improvement, human frailty, interference, and loss...
Drawing for 'Perdu'
280mm H x 300mm W
Graphite on paper
The Garden at Carey Street with cats on a Winters Afternoon
320 mm H x 230 mm W
Graphite & Mixed Media on Paper
Perdu / Lost (Work in Progress)
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas 1992-94
Perdu / Lost (Final)
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas 1994
The Rainbow
...Wagtails dip like teenagers' dinghys mid Summer and flashing fish scales...
...all crisp and...the Garden
The Rainbow
330mm H x 250mm W
Mixed Media on Arches Paper (1997)
Collection: Judy Hughes
Rainman
This is a sketch from a very early period where I was intuitively drawing images of concepts concerning the natural world and in this case channeling a sort of an animistic spirit who caused the rain, or perhaps looked through or out of it with a kind of nondescript omniscient benevolence.
Drawing is a really important component of Arts practice, and it is surprising to find how often a major image comes from a really simple idea captured as such a 'notation.'
Rainman
100mm H x 70mm W
Conte, Charcoal, Pen, & Pencil on Paper
Rainbow Warrior Plan
These early simple small sketches were made as a notation in a pocket book during a train journey. They depict the primary source idea for a sculptural drawing made of wire on the lower section, and an idea for a ceramics based work on the upper section...
Rainbow Warrior Plan
100mm H x 70mm W
Graphite Pencil on Notepaper
Drawing For 'Passenger'
I met a lot of dickheads along the way, but I also met some people who were totally on-side.
This is a story about being able to take the passenger seat for a while and still know you are safe.
Drawing for 'Passenger'
240mm H x 180mm W
Graphite on Paper