The Fragile Line

The Fragile Line is a virtual exhibition on the subject of homelessness.

 

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2                  Elderly man sitting outside a takeaway.  Brushed ink on paper

3          Young man sitting beneath ATM.

Graphite on paper

4           The amputee. Only glimpsed for a moment in the crowd, but his face became the source of inspiration for a number of paintings and sculpture.

Brushed Ink on Paper

5 6 7 An idea based on the many forms I encountered.

Plaster

8 9 10 11 12 13 Carved head approx. 5 cm; one of my favourite methods of modelling. Plaster is so immediate it can be formed and rebuilt very quickly. Carved from memory in the studio.  Plaster

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22              All earthly possessions stacked into a corner. After my second drawing I noticed one of the items moving. The pillar I was drawing behind had obscured my view of the man sleeping next to his luggage. Graphite on paper

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32                  Two people sleeping in doorway. Graphite on paper

33            Tents, Mayfair. Graphite on paper

34                Edgware Road. Graphite on paper

35 36 37                  Idea for small sculpture. Graphite on paper

38               Figure sleeping on marble plinth. Pen & ink on paper

39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72                    Drawing of Crucifixion statue, Farm Street Church. Graphite on Paper

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