While investigating and drawing abstract organic forms I also explore materials. The material qualities of ink, charcoal and clay are linked to the earth and to my subject matter. Ink has a free-flowing, unexpected quality, which makes me draw more boldly. Sometimes I work quickly with ink then add details, make holes, use tearing and collage. The scribbly marks I make evoke qualities of the seedpods. Mostly I work intuitively until the composition seems right. I also explore arrangements of drawings in multi-panel works as the drawings speak to each other in new ways.
Banksia 1, ink, pigmented ink, collage pieces on heavy cartridge paper, 2020. 61×86 cm Banksia 2, ink, pigmented ink, collage pieces on heavy cartridge paper, 2020. 61×86 cm Banksia 3, ink, pigmented ink, collage pieces on heavy cartridge paper, 2020. 61×86 cm multi-panel drawing, 2020. 61x 344 cmBanksia 4, ink on heavy cartridge paper, 2020. 86×61 cm ink on Canson paper, 2020. 65×38 cm Falling Ash, ink, pigmented ink, charcoal, pigment pen on Hahnemühle paper. 2 panels, 2020. 78×53 cm total. ink, pigmented ink, pigment pen on Fabriano paper, 2021. 50×71 cmink, pigmented ink, charcoal, pigment pen on Canson paper, 2 panels, 2021. 53×80 cm total ink, pigmented ink and pigment pen on Stonehenge, 2021. 56×76 cmink, pigmented ink and pigment pen on Stonehenge, 2021. 56×76 cmGumnuts, ink, pastel, clay on thick craft paper, 2020. 47×73 cmAerial View 1, charcoal, black pastel, graphite on black paper, 2019. 32×40 cm.Aerial View 2, charcoal, black pastel, graphite on black paper, 2019. 32×40 cm.charcoal, black pastel, graphite on black paper, 2019. 32×40 cm.charcoal, black pastel, graphite on black paper, 2019. 50x66cm.charcoal, black pastel, graphite, gold pencil on black paper, 2019. 50x66cm.
