Each one of these small drawings is its own world within a greater one, a microcosm interacting with its neighbours, with similar characteristics and origins yet each is unique.
The inspiration came from plant forms, non-specific but reminiscent of objects in the natural world. The palette of colours is consistent, thus unifying the forms within the grid.
The drawing began with loose random marks made in acrylic paint of one side of a sheet of translucent drafting film, controlled into 7 cm squares by masking tape. Once I was satisfied with these marks I removed the tape, turned the sheet over and began to draw into each little panel with coloured pencils – once again restricting the colour range to maintain unity – to enhance the forms, retaining the sense of plants, but allowing other forms to appear, hints of small creatures or faces, without making them a feature. Each one was a surprise.
The complete image is 48 x 48 cm.
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