ART JOURNAL — JAZZGREEN

this little drawing, which i did the other evening, is of two pebbles that i found at the coast... two pebbles - drawing in black pen [drawing - pen on paper, 10.5cm x 15cm]surprisingly, it only took me about half an hour, so i must be getting better... it was done for a work colleague, who is getting married very soon... the theme is pairs and all the gifted artworks are to be compiled into a little book as a wedding present...a while back, i had decided that one day i would draw every one of my heart-shaped pebbles (all found along the east anglian coast) as i have a very nice sketchpad which came from the royal academy shop... the sketchbook is adorned with a heart artwork by the late sir terry frost (whom i had the pleasure of meeting in person when i was at the rca).. the 'terry frost' sketchbook has eighty pages, but i currently only have fifty six hearts in my collection.. terry frost - sketchbook from the royal academy, london [terry frost sketchbook] ..available from the royal academy shop] see some of the many colourful prints of terry frost at flowers east gallery..two of these nine gold-leafed pebbles were stolen from an art exhibit that i made on the theme place, the lost souls of dunwich (the pebbles were all found there).. i never got around to photographing the finished piece but here they are placed in their box, prior to making the lead coloured cast onto which they were to be displayed.. gold leaf pebbles artwork, suffolk coast i found these assortment of pebbles a while back; i found a few more after the photograph was taken.. i must remember to do this each time, document the location and the day's hoard.. perhaps i should have marked each with the date and location found... oh well.. heart pebbles - found at the beach notice also the tiny pebble with a 'J' - i only have two of these (much harder to find!) but i did find a corresponding G, but it was in lower case.. so, i figured when i reach eighty, i would begin to document them through detailed drawings.. i had thought that i might give the two pebbles i had just drawn as a wedding present, but would anybody want a couple of vaguely heart-shaped rocks on their wedding day?i am definitely seeing observational drawing as an antidote to my abstract paintings..ah, the wordplay that can be had with the word drawing: drawing water, drawing breath, drawing comparisons, drawing board or bored, drawing conclusions, drawing a blank...

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