This Drawing Was Directly Inspired By A Photo By @robertpallesen. It Was A Black And White Image Of Coiled

This drawing was directly inspired by a photo by @robertpallesen. It was a black and white image of coiled wires and cables hanging against a wall. When I saw it my fingers itched to draw my interpretation of it and Robert kindly gave me the go-ahead.

I rarely use any real images for my drawings because I find it daunting and inhibiting but when I do, I spend a few minutes looking at the image and absorbing it, as a whole and zoomed in to smaller areas. Then I put the image out of sight and draw the ‘feel’ of the image from memory. Working this way opens a portal to my subconscious and removes the pressure of re-producing a realistic copy.

A shallow puddle filled with the most beautiful, organic patterns of reflected trees and swirls of water moving over and around pebbles. I love these muted colours too. There is beauty in winter and it makes my heart sing!

Imagine if this was taught at school!

A small abstract pencil drawing. I draw these last thing at night before getting into bed.

A small, abstract pencil drawing. Drawn late at night just before getting into bed.

Mother Nature is beautiful even on a dreary January day.

It was cold and drizzly but after hours of sitting at the computer I had to get outdoors. I yomped up a hill to get warm and at the top, with heaving lungs and hammering heart, saw a puddle with exquisite reflections.