https://youtu.be/ftIJR5s6xaA This video is a follow-up to the last one on observational drawing of an old copper pot planted with blue/purple pansies. After the drawing which I finished with some loose watercolour, I began a large abstract painting. I wanted to discover how important it was to make observational drawings first and how they influence the painting. I quickly realised that the pot held so many memories for me which rapidly became more important than the flowers which I had anticipated would have been the focus of the painting. Instead the flowers, and indeed all the observational work, played a subordinate role and the indexical traces took centre stage. I don’t think it’s necessary or desirable to detail the memories it evoked for me but rather to let the viewer interpret the marks for themselves.
