vija celmins — ART JOURNAL

some new sketchbook drawings of trees... this time in graphite stick... so much quicker to work with.. less refined, but more responsive to the movement (and sounds) of trees, and the nearby water... sketchbook drawing of ivy roots on tree trunk ivy growing on a tree trunk fallen branch of tree fallen dead branch of a tree (with diagram) sketchbook - bent willow by riverbank bent willow tree at the river drawing, sketchbook - looking up at tree looking up at a tree drawing of dead tree trunk dead stump of treetwisted branches of a tree more branches of trees - a drawing in sketchbook more tree branches twisted branch of tree - a sketch twisted, bent branch of a tree sketchbook drawing of tree and moss covered bark moss & lichen-covered, stripped bark intersecting broken branches of trees snapped, broken branches of a tree detail of bark texture - willow tree the rippled, twisted textured bark of this old willow reflects the gentle movements of the nearby lake... ripples on the surface of lake water detail of water ripples on the lake... surface of lake - water ripples another shot of the same lake... maybe this is a little too reminiscent of vija celmins?... but that's how it was, just water, at 6.24pm...i have become immersed in structures, natural surfaces, the patterns, the details, but critical reflection requires some distance, a detachment from objectification... on the cycle ride home i remembered a lecture i went to, by the sculptor richard deacon... talking of natural elements, repetition, rhythm, overlap, edge, pattern, flow, movement, flux, turbulence, the dynamics of change...leading to the elemental, scientific drawings of leonardo da vinci... leonardo da vinci - deluge drawing A deluge c.1517-18, by Leonardo da Vinci [Royal Collection, Windsor Castle][to be continued...]the salthouse 09 : salt of the earth art exhibition continues at salthouse church, norfolk... salthouse 09 : 2 july to 2 august 2009