Life in a Daydream

How it began………….

Rockies 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Rockies 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Skull 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Skull 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Monument Valley I 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Monument Valley I 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Monument Valley II 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Monument Valley II 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Canyon 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Canyon 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Tree 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Tree 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Untitled II 2019 42cm x 59.4cm black ink on paper

Untitled II 2019 42cm x 59.4cm black ink on paper

Untitled I 2019 42cm x 59.4cm black ink on paper

Untitled I 2019 42cm x 59.4cm black ink on paper

Day Dreaming ………

"Rock Formations 1" 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

"Rock Formations 1" 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

"Rock Formations 2" 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

"Rock Formations 2" 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

"Rock Formations 3" 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

"Rock Formations 3" 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, black ink on paper

Canyon II 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, soft pastels & black ink on paper

Canyon II 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, soft pastels & black ink on paper

Canyon I 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, soft pastels & black ink on paper

Canyon I 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, soft pastels & black ink on paper

Canyon visits Vegas 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, soft pastels & black ink on paper

Canyon visits Vegas 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, soft pastels & black ink on paper

Canyon III 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, soft pastels & black ink on paper

Canyon III 2019, 42cm x 59.4cm, soft pastels & black ink on paper

WHERE IT STARTED….

Monument Valley, USA. 2019

During the Summer 2019,  I spent time traveling throughout America, across the many Canyons and National Parks. The Canyons had always been a place of wonder to me, with vast knowledge of history, stars and grand stories within the caves, deserts and rock formations.                                                                                                                                

 I wanted to capture how you could feel the sense of stillness, with the spirit of the land speaking to you. Feeling the warmth and moisture, colour and Love of the land through lines and dreamy images corresponding into mirages almost. 

Starting point was quick minute sketches, in a fast and quick motion with graphite pencil, on A5 squared paper. Moving on to painting fast strokes with black ink, as this is one of my favorite mediums to use. Lastly soft pastels, pencil  and Chinese black ink as these felt more fluid to play with on A2/A1 paper, giving the fuzzy feel of the time between waking and sleeping.