An investigation into the use of light in art from stained glass windows to fluorescent tubes

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

The Work Process


The initial stage of my work is very quick and can lead to unexpected results because I do not have complete control over the outcome.

The next stage is labour intensive - using lots of 'elbow grease' to rub graphite into the organic forms/lines laid down earlier.

Sometimes I include an earlier stage where I draw repeated contour lines in swirling patterns and motifs such as this one...




Often I use tracing paper for my drawings - the translucence fascinates me - it lends a completely different dimension to the drawing.

In this drawing I have usedthe first two stages ...




and this is an example of a completed drawing...

posted by Lynda Cornwell @ 7:36 pm 3 comments

Tracing my visual language through different cultures and times.

As part of my Masters in Drawing As Process at Kingston University, I am looking at an aspect of my own work and relating it to the work of others both in this country and globally, and through different eras.

It is my hope that this blog will be a place to reflect on my own practice and to invite others to comment and offer their ideas.

Here, as a start point, I am placing some recent drawings which are abstract responses to the subject of TRACE - leaving one's mark or impression either physically or in the memory of those around us. More thoughts on this subject can be seen at http://trace-element.blogspot.com.


posted by Lynda Cornwell @ 3:46 pm 2 comments