Rachel Waldock - Drawing & Painting
In recent years I have mainly drawn, direct from nature, layering plants and flowers. The work evolves with continuous decisions about line, balance, colour, positive and negative space.
At one time I never erased a line. In the last year I have begun to erase, to paint over drawn images and written words. This process leaves traces of the original images disguised, suspended in layers, hidden, submerged – a secret garden
Most recently I’ve yearned for the space of the moors and I find I am painting – combining watercolour and gouache –erasing paint, discovering new ways of creating layers.
These layers use paint and colour to obscure in places, clarify in others; shifting the focus across the picture plane, picking out details, blurring others.
In this way I attempt to discover new ways of revealing distance, space, focus and detail, inviting the viewer to inhabit a moment in time, share an emotional memory of a place and its potential for mystery.
Contact Details:
01984 640953
West Somerset