Monday, March 21, 2011

Nicola's Sketches



These sketches are done using Chinese Ink with an emphasis on capturing the character of the Botanics rather than a literal representation. I wanted to give a sense of the raining weather and the fact that I was position away from the elements under a large tree. From this location it was relatively dry with only the occasional rain drop falling onto my work. The Botanics is a curious culturally specific beauty in being a very control environment where lawns are neatly moved and vegetation highly selected. I find the use of signs naming vegetation in the garden interesting this is why I have made it the focus in one sketch. The signs legitimize the plant like a passport to the space. I imagine those without signs are swiftly removed.

Nicola Moir
www.nicolamoirart.com

3 comments:

  1. Dear Nicola,
    So beautiful monochrome work! I particularly love the first work. Thank you for sharing.
    Kind regards, Sadami

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  2. These are very evocative of the Gardens. Your tones are lovely.
    We were all fortunate to be in a relatively drip-free places to draw and it did not pour.

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  3. I love the looseness of these ink sketches. Captures the organised chaos of the Garden beautifully.

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