Drawing 2010-2013

Charcoal Drawings
These highly finished charcoal drawings are finely rendered using a labour intensive process of layering that carefully distributes deposits of charcoal onto the surface. Tonal value is achieved by controlling the extent to which the texture of the ground shows through the spread of black: in this sense we are presented with the materiality of the surface as much as the image. For Richardson drawing is a primary activity and a stand-alone medium; these works are not the evidence of a preliminary stage that serves painting as a conceptual aid, they are finished works in their own right. Charcoal was chosen because it permits a wide range of subtle shifts in tone and sharp contrast between dark and light, conveying a sense of ethereal, atmospheric mystery and a cinematic quality that references early black and white film. All drawings are professionally framed to archival standard in hardwood box frames and are glazed with Tru Vue Museum Glass for conservation grade UV protection with a nearly invisible finish.

Rose Autumn MA

SHAMANIC PRACTITIONER | ARTIST | ART TUTOR | LECTURER

Drawing 2010-2013