We're off to Shropshire for a few days, heading home via Compton Verney, a place I have long wanted to visit. I'm taking my camera and my sketchbook. In some places I will automatically reach for the former but at Compton Verney I know that any recording I want to make will have to be in note or sketch form in the latter. I am perennially fascinated by when people sketch, why they do and how they do it. Last night I was reading the blog of Wendy Rhodes, an artist I met on a workshop a couple of years ago run by our mutual friend Sue Brown. I realised then that drawing was important to Wendy. It underpins how she works. Her latest post describes an exhibition she is part of this week with other artists committed to drawing. The piece Wendy is showing came from sketches made during a recent overseas holiday and I think it is stunning. All of the pieces on show made me think yet again about what drawing is for me.
I admire representational drawing and would love to master the delicacy of line and tone that can be achieved. Equally, there are days when I love to make huge expressive marks that don't represent anything other than my mood at the the time . To me, all forms of making a mark are valid. It reminded me of this video I saw recently. I am intrigued by the marks that are made by the random movements of the ball. Are the people moving it looking at the marks it is making or merely playing with it, blind to the beauty it is creating?
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Another gem, I wish I had realised that drawing was attaching charcoal to a helium balloon and bouncing it off paper lined walls. What a fantastic interactive piece. Have a fab holiday. X
Fascinating video with lovely results!
Have fun on your jaunt - Compton Verney is on my 'to do' list, so i'll be interested to see what you think.
Have a good time and look forward to seeing your sketches etc on your return.
Great video, quite mesmerising.
Enjoy your break, looking forward to seeing the photos (and maybe drawings?).
x
Have a fabulous break away. I hope you manage lots of lovely drawing.
Fascinating! I sat here watching this and wondering how on earth the person who did this came up with such a brilliant idea. I also wished I could be there and play.............
*Slaps head on forehead* and remembers to say: "Have a wonderful break!!"
x
Have a lovely time. We passed the turn off to Compton Verney while we were out on our travels the other week and it was almost more than I could bear not to turn around and head there instead. Will look forward to hearing about and seeing everything when you get back.
Have agreat break Lesley and thanks for leaving us with this great video. Looking forward to having a peak in your sketchbook when you return.
Have agreat time! (I think some were just playing but others seemed fascinated - as I was.)
Hi Lesley. Thanks for the wonderful post! I loved the drawings displayed in that marvelous space and the ball installation and video are fabulous.
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