Sandra Gratrix

'Displaced'
Charcoal and Rust on Paper
57cm x 78cm

2nd Large drawing for Group Exhibition at the Lightbox Gallery at Woking

Red Flower
Rust. watercolour and gold leaf on paper

                                                 

Seedhead Series
Rust, watercolour and gold leaf on paper

                                                   

Seedhead Series
Rust, watercolour and gold leaf on paper

                                               

BURDEN

In this drawing I used the rust to manipulate the meaning and emotional response of the image

                               

HANGING BY A THREAD

The results are only controllable to a degree so the
outcomes are always a surprise

DANCE

These abstract images are for a project using rusty keys as inspiration.
Keys are a symbol of opening and closing and the rust of deterioration and death.
As well as the abstract I will explore how applying the technique to a more
figurative image affects the mood of that work.

                               

Brian

Glynn from 5 angles

Al

Glynn

Practising colour mixing using family as guinea pigs!

After Barocci

Less is more!!

The Guildford Cathedral series has sparked my interest in Watercolour again and encouraged me to experiment with colour mixing. 

These 2 drawings were completed at the London Atelier of Representational Art.  They use the sight size method of drawing, as used in renaissance times, to train the eye to make accurate measurements in the drawing and to see the expanded  tonal range of the subject.  A hugely  valuable learning experience.

Lady Chapel

Angel

Organ Pipes

The serene atmosphere evoked by the architecture and statuary of Guildford Cathedral was my inspiration for a series of watercolours with gold leaf.  I wanted to capture the sense  of peace and community that pervades within the space of this modern cathedral.








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These 3 drawings on wooden panels for the triptych for the Oxmarket exhibition in Chichester

Continuing with the theme of memory and personal history, these small drawings (less than A5) came about through experimenting with ideas for the triptych for the exhibition at Chichester in the summer.  The delicacy and vulnerability work well because of the very small size.

These last two drawings will be the focus pieces for next months exhibition, together with the digital print on acetate.  Now just need to complete the squares for the group installation piece! 

This is a smaller drawing than the last and has more 'missing' to enhance the delicacy and vulnerability of the subject.  I am really pleased with both drawings.  They have conveyed the atmosphere I was tying to achieve.

Large A1 drawing using graphite to try and capture the atmosphere of drawings below in a larger scale.  I will mount with map pins to reference the original piece of work 'The Map is not the Territory'

These 2 small drawings are a result of previous digital piece.  I wanted to capture the haziness of memory in graphite.  They worked quite well.  I will attempt again to see if it works in larger sizes.

Work in progress for Harvey Gallery in April as a follow on from last Novembers  'Response' exhibition. I think I am going to print this onto acetate and float mount so that light can cast shadows onto the backing board.  It might not work but hopefully.......!



This piece of work was completed as part of the group's 'Response' project. 'The Map is not the Territory' was a phrase coined by the Polish/American philosopher Alfred Korzybski (1879-1950).  He was referring to an individuals 'psychological' maps built up by memories, beliefs and perceptions. By taking an Ordnance Survey  Map and removing all reference to place and presenting it as incomplete and multi-layered I am exploring the ephemeral nature of memory and personal history.

The Map is not the Territory (2012)