Category: Art and Architecture

• OCA – Drawing 1, Project 2 – Exercise 2 ‘Observing shadow using blocks of tone.

  The point of this exercise was to observe areas of light and dark, the gradations of tone and the cast shadows and reflections throughout the chosen still life scene. Possibly…

• OCA Drawing 1 – Project 2 ‘Basic Shapes and Fundamental Form’, Exercise 1 – Groups of Objects

  Using one colour I had to loosely describe a group of objects, baring in mind the previous exercises I’ve complete on the course. I used willow charcoal and after the initial…

• OCA Drawing 1 -Project 1, exercise 2 ‘Experimenting with Texture’

  For this exercise I collected materials with different textures, divided the page into four and attempted to translate the surface textures on paper by experimenting with a range of materials.…

• OCA Drawing 1 – (Warm up) 1st exercise

  Temporary Drawings I first chose painting outside with water as it’s an activity I’ve done a few times before with my sons. Looking at the video of myself doing it…

  

• Loneliness

  This is a quick oil pastel drawing from a time when I was feeling on my own. Everyone is connected in some way but we can all feel alone at…

  

• Follow, Flow, Follow

  This piece of work uses pencil, collage, acrylic paint and oil pastel. I started with the drawn pattern then added colours and texture and finally the collage spiral and the…

  

• Clay Elephant

  Hand built and glazed clay elephant made about 9 or 10 years ago for my husband who loves elephants.

  

• Stream

  This oil pastel piece is a spontaneous drawing I completed yesterday. I used the colours I love the most and just let my imagination go, rather than worrying as I…

  

• Forest of Birches

  This is the first pastel and ink work I ever did, pastel background then black ink over the top and scratched into to make the image. It’s another image I…

  

• Looking Up -Black, White and Red

  A2 image with masking tape, charcoal, chalk and acrylic paint.