More pizinni

These are a series of tiny memories from Venice, they are, in fact, post it notes, or pizinni in Italian. Once finished they will provide the impetus for a larger work.

Italian Renaissance Drawing Techniques

I ran a drawing day for teachers at the British Museum alongside the Italian Renaissance Drawing exhibition. An artist called Phillipa Abrahams ran a workshop on Renaissance drawing techniques to include templates, making inks and supports and quills and silverpoint. Fascinating.

A hazelnut orchard, Lot en Garonne

I have a friend called Mary who used to live in France, surrounded by orchards. Three quick A5 drawings of hazelnut orchards.

Fountains in Bristol

Sitting on the floating harbour, Bristol, waiting for a meeting at the Arnolfini. Sunshine. Water is well featured in Bristol, fountains, spouts, spilling down steps.....

Again, back in my little sketchbook, working with a biro, two five minute drawings of the water features.

A pattern from Venice

One more pizzini, and I did achieve this today. A tiny post it note bearing a pattern based on a grid, and a piercing that permeates throughout Venice. Or at least, the Venice I observe. 7H pencil.

Glasgow School of Art

For several years I have run a drawing weekend at Glasgow School of Art for teachers. We use the amazing studios in the 'Mac' building. Its an extraordinary building to work in, the big studios, the dark stair wells and library, the plaster casts covered with gaffer tape, tiny squares of colour on the wall, the lovely hen run.
I found time to study and draw the stair wells. Again, in my small sketchbook.

The Pizzini

Here today are some tiny drawings on post it notes that I have as a work in progress. Little time to draw today, but at least time to reflect. The tiny drawings are like a mobile sketch book of images, corners, patterns and shapes that caught my attention in Venice. Once they are finished I will use them to compose a series of bigger drawings.