Artwork
Untitled III
Just … something that flowed from the pencils one day. I didn’t think it was anything special until one of my helpers put it behind a bunch of flowers – the green matched the green of the leaves and the pinks matched the flowers. Suddenly it was something special!
Untitled II
Another one from August 1997, I must have drawn a lot that month! This one comes from when I was experimenting with edges.
Unfinished Symphony
This drawing didn’t scan so well, unfortunately. If you look at the original the colour is deep and beautiful and it looks like a drawing with potential. But I could never figure out what to draw next – hence the title.
The Edge
A vaguely realistic picture of a person standing on the edge of a cliff as if about to fall into the water below. I drew it when I was feeling very vulnerable and scared, not exactly suicidal but almost. It was specifically drawn to show somebody how I was feeling. Contrast with the “Stable Ground” [...]
Stable Ground
A vaguely realistic picture of a person standing on safe, stable ground. One I drew a long time after the “The Edge” picture to show how far I’d got emotionally.
Coloured Spiral
Another Bargello-like experiment from June 1999 when I was in hospital.
Shadows and Sunlight
First came the colours, just random scribbles I did one day. Then I saw the patterns of shadows on my floor from the creeper on the patio outside. So I put the book down on the floor and moved it around until I liked the pattern – an coloured in grey where all the shadows [...]
Salted Rainbow
A salt picture from 1998. First I painted the rainbow in bright colours, and let it dry. Then later on painted dark blue over the top and quickly sprinkled rock salt on it to draw up the colour. After it’s dry the salt that’s left is brushed off and what’s left is what you see.
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