I’ve just completed a new pencil drawing featuring Cwmorthin Quarry, which is site near Tanygrisiau, North Wales. I discovered the area about two years ago when taking part in a caving activity and was very much inspired by the surrounding landscape. The building in the distance was a place where the miners would live during their time working at the quarry but it is now abandoned and damaged from neglect. I’m drawn to quiet and atmospheric scenes and I really wanted to capture the mood of the area. I started the drawing several months ago and then had a break for a while during my studio move. I resumed work this week and am really pleased with the finishing touches. It will be available to purchase soon.
Experimental Drawing
I have been experimenting again with ink over the last couple of weeks. This time I’ve not used the pens as normal and instead focused on Quink ink. By wetting the paper and dropping in black Quink you can get some really interesting and unpredictable results. I’ve just completed a new drawing featuring Tanygrisiau, an area of North Wales that I visited in October when exploring the caverns there. Loose areas of ink on wet paper were added first and then more controlled brushed ink was added on afterwards. It’s an interesting technique and one which I plan to explore a little more.
You can find ‘Tanygrisiau’ in the ‘Small Works’ and ‘Slate Caverns’ sections of this website.