Drawing

This scene is a combination of actual viewpoints in Longtimber Woods that I combined with memories and imagination. I worked on this over a period of one year, chipping away at it in between community art work.

Before beginning it I asked myself if I could make anything what would it be, wanting something exciting to hold my interest. Having spent much time in Longtimber Woods sketching with charcoal, I imagined a life sized image of water rapids.

I wanted the viewer to feel like they were right there next to the water, and it started initially with a viewpoint of sitting on rocks looking at the water rapids. I soon realised however, that I wanted the viewer to be in the water, so erased the rocks that were in the foreground. 

The completion of the piece marked the end of my time in my studio at The Clay Factory in Ivybridge and relocation to a new chapter in my creative journey now started in Bristol. For close up images click here.