This morning, I finally got the tarp firmly taut, mooring it with ropes tied to Broombush and Banksia stumps. I unscrolled part of my drawing and sat with my head into the wind. I had the feeling of being an ebullient ship sailing magnificently through rough seas - with a fine tarp sail. This mood was intensified by the surgey explosive passages of splosh on the paper together with the wild frot of Banksia marks which had a lot of energy and seems to be asking for the Desert Grevillea regrowth (with old burnt antlers) which I painted in. And another one with some Broombush and some urgent new Banksia sprouts - I felt I was almost replicating the sand dunes exploding into new growth as I drew these plants on the surging waves of watercolour.
From a Journal entry, 10 April 2005, Big Desert Wilderness
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Burnt traces - Banksia, Broombush and Grevillea Watercolour, pencil, carbonised wood on paper. |
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Watercolour and carbonised wood on paper. |
