JULIE MEESE » Graphite

Christmas Baubles

Julie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:34:25 +0000

Graphite and coloured pencil

My design for a Christmas card

Jean Luc Picard – Star Trek Enterprise

Julie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:27:23 +0000

‘Jean Luc Picard’ (of the Star ship Enterprise)

Tinted Graphite on textured gesso

Picards portrait by association

For sale

Blind Girl 2

Julie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:20:08 +0000

‘Blind Girl – 2′ Graphite on textured surface

For sale

Blind Girl

Julie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:40:34 +0000

A3 Graphite

Inspired by Mallais ‘Blind Girl’ Pre Raphalite painting in Birmingham Art Gallery

For Sale

Polly

Julie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:33:29 +0000

Polly Graphite

Commission – Sold

Harbourside

Julie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:08:27 +0000

Graphite on textured ghesso and board

Overall, my explorations over the summer have been successful and it’s a style I will return to in the future. It has been frustrating at times when the surface has prevented me from being as neat in my usual detailed style but overall I am pleased with the results and plan to take this further.

Beach pebbles

Julie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:02:32 +0000

Graphite on textured ghesso & board

Sand patterns

Julie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:55:36 +0000

Graphtint pencil on tissue, PVA and paper

Graphtint pencil on ghesso on board

Another drawing on a textured surface – patterns in the sand

Sunset on the cliffs

Julie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:50:24 +0000

Graphite and watercolour on tissue paper and PVA on cartridge paper

This was inspired by the cracks on the cliffs in St Ives bay at sunset.

The sky begs to be painted here at sunset when the sun, sea and sky turns wonderful golds, oranges and crimsons. I take my camera, sketchbook and a big flask of hot chocolate and settle down for the evening - much better than TV!!

Beach mussels

Julie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:43:58 +0000

Graphtint pencil over graphite powder & gum arabic on textured paper 20 x 20cm

I love textures – smooth, sandy, wooly, shiney, rough, wet ….. and I love capturing them with my pencil.

Over the summer I prepared several sheets of paper to create various textures to explore working my detailed drawings into a textured surface.