Sleep Fall – Conté and acrylic on Arches paper – 57 x 52 cm – 2011
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Beautiful, Clive. I like the feeling of it just as much as the visual aspects of the drawing itself. It is strange — but that strangeness, along with the falling leaves, animate a composition that might be relatively static otherwise.
Thank you Beth. With a drawing such as this, there’s the opportunity to lure the viewer deeper into the narrative and beyond an appreciation of formal arrangements. I’m glad that Sleep Fall clearly works for you in respect of both the visual and the emotional.
Thank you Nick. On reflection I think the composition has a slightly stranger mood than I’d thought when working on it. I’m really glad you like it. The drawing is better in reality than in the image, with a silvery tone more akin to an etching.
Thank you Graham. You wrote previously of how much you’d liked the wolf when he was a faint outline, and though I think the drawing would have worked that way if found unfinished in the studio after my time, that wasn’t what I set out to achieve. Anyway, it’s finished now, though the earlier stage may still be found HERE.
It’s strange how an outside eye can see something that is more a reflection of self rather than the creators mind. Sorry for my earlier comment. It’s a great piece of drawing. The leaves are like the medieval ‘mille feuilles’ images that I love. And working on myself at the moment.
Good grief, don’t apologise. This is supposed to be a forum not a fan-club. Besides, I like to hear diverse opinions. I think there was something in what you wrote, though I didn’t feel able to leave the drawing at that ‘unfinished’ stage.
Beautiful, Clive. I like the feeling of it just as much as the visual aspects of the drawing itself. It is strange — but that strangeness, along with the falling leaves, animate a composition that might be relatively static otherwise.
Thank you Beth. With a drawing such as this, there’s the opportunity to lure the viewer deeper into the narrative and beyond an appreciation of formal arrangements. I’m glad that Sleep Fall clearly works for you in respect of both the visual and the emotional.
The portal between two worlds, leaves falling through the slipstream, falling and coming to rest.
Paul, you’re a poet as well as an artist.
Yes! I love the falling leaves, which suggest the passing of time and allow us to glimpse this moment. The finished textures are wonderful.
Thank you Nick. On reflection I think the composition has a slightly stranger mood than I’d thought when working on it. I’m really glad you like it. The drawing is better in reality than in the image, with a silvery tone more akin to an etching.
The mark making of the wolf is beautiful. A lovely and forceful image.
Thank you Graham. You wrote previously of how much you’d liked the wolf when he was a faint outline, and though I think the drawing would have worked that way if found unfinished in the studio after my time, that wasn’t what I set out to achieve. Anyway, it’s finished now, though the earlier stage may still be found HERE.
It’s strange how an outside eye can see something that is more a reflection of self rather than the creators mind. Sorry for my earlier comment. It’s a great piece of drawing. The leaves are like the medieval ‘mille feuilles’ images that I love. And working on myself at the moment.
Good grief, don’t apologise. This is supposed to be a forum not a fan-club. Besides, I like to hear diverse opinions. I think there was something in what you wrote, though I didn’t feel able to leave the drawing at that ‘unfinished’ stage.
Ah, Clive youre kind.
truly beautiful. the falling leaves are the perfect touch!
Thank you Zoe. They seem to me to make the drawing feel rather edgy and restless.
Do I hear Philip Glass??
Indeed you do young Thom. I’ve been listening to his sublime La Belle et la Bête all afternoon. (But then I’m sure you’d guessed that already!)