Lesson 3

The third lesson explored working inventively with mark making.

Part 1

A fun exercise using different genres of music to inspire making different marks.

Fig 1 – Classical music inspired marks (2022)

Fig 2 – Jazz music inspired marks (2022)

Part 2

I thought drawing plants of different sizes, shapes and textures would be a good subject to explore creative marking.

The day and cold and damp so I headed for the the Palm House, an enormous green house, full of tropical plants.

Location 1 – Wisley Gardens

Fig 3 – Wisley Gardens thumbnails (2022)

Fig 4 – Wisley Palm House first view (2022)

Fig 5 – Wisley Palm House second view (2022)

Location 2 – The National Gallery

The second location was the National Gallery cafe during Friday night late opening. I feel disappointed with these images. They’re not capturing the ambition I had for the drawings.

Practice and more practice!

Fig 6 – National Gallery cafe view 1 (2022)

Fig 7 – National Gallery cafe view 2 (2022)

References

List of illustrations

Figure 1 – Hadfield, Hugh (2022) Classical music inspired marks [Ink pens] In possession of: The author

Figure 2 – Hadfield, Hugh (2022) Jazz music inspired marks [Ink pens] In possession of: The author

Figure 3 – Hadfield, Hugh (2022) Wisley Gardens thumbnails [Ink pens] In possession of: The author

Figure 4 – Hadfield, Hugh (2022) Wisley Palm House first view [Ink pens] In possession of: The author

Figure 5 – Hadfield, Hugh (2022) Wisley Palm House second view [Ink pens] In possession of: The author

Figure 6 – Hadfield, Hugh (2022) National Gallery cafe view [Ink pens] In possession of: The author

Figure 7 – Hadfield, Hugh (2022) National Gallery cafe view 2 [Ink pens] In possession of: The author