Welsh Art Structures

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Welsh Art Structures
Clwyd Fine Art Trust and
Joint Area Museum Education Service
(JAMES)
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Contents
Discussion
Drawing
Collage and Drawing
More Pictures
Exit
Images courtesy of Clwyd Fine Art Trust and Joint
Area Museum Education Service
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1. Discussion
This image of Caernarfon Castle by Joseph Dodd
was painted during the Nineteenth Century.


Not only does it show how people used to dress,
but it also shows some of the modes of transport
used during the period. It is fascinating to
think that this was the view that the artist
could see when painting the picture. Look
carefully at the painting. What might be
different if we were looking at this view today?
Joseph Josiah Dodd Caernarfon castle, Market Day
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In this painting by Gwilym Pritchard we see a
completely different style from Joseph Dodd's
work.
The artist has chosen to simplify the form of the
farmhouse, clouds and bushes. By reflecting the
red sky in the windows of the building and in the
bushes, Gwilym Pritchard has successfully unified
the composition. The use of texture in the
thickness of the paint has given the image depth.
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In David Woodford's painting, After the Rain, we
see an effective example of producing reflections
to represent wet surfaces.
By using a similar tone in each shade of colour,
the artist has been able to reproduce the essence
of a rainy, cloudy day.
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Look at the paintings of Gwilym Pritchard and
David Woodford. Discuss the works using words to
describe the colours (e.g. warm, cold, bright,
dull, light, dark etc. .. ) and the image (e.g.
detailed, simple, colourful, realistic,
imaginative etc ... ).
David Woodford After the Rain
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Where do you think the artist made this work?
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Do you think the artist made sketches before
making this work? Why do you think this?
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Do you think the artist works quickly or slowly?
How can you tell this?
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How do the colours in the work make you feel?
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What do you think the weather was like when this
picture was painted? How can you tell this?
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Where do you think the artist made this work?
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Do you think the artist made sketches before
making this work? Why do you think this?
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Do you think the artist works quickly or slowly?
How can you tell this?
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How do the colours in the work make you feel?
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What do you think the weather was like when this
picture was painted? How can you tell this?
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What is similar about the works?
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What is different?
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Which do you like best and why?
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What is different about the colours?
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Why do you think they chose these colours?
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How do the pictures make you feel?
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2. Drawing
Materials needed Sketch books or paper and
drawing boards, charcoal, pencils, graphite
sticks, white oil pastels, Indian ink, water
pots.
Take your sketch books, pencil and charcoal
outside. Make drawings of any buildings you can
see using all the materials you have. Use as many
different marks as possible. Try to add as much
detail as you can to your drawings. Make sure
that you fill the page with your drawing. Make
three drawings of three different buildings
Back in the classroom, use the white oil pastels
to add lighter areas to your best drawing. Dip
the graphite stick into the black ink and draw
over your darkest lines - look at the interesting
marks that can be made in this way!
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3. Drawing
Materials needed coloured oil pastels or chalk
pastels, white paint, Indian ink, graphite
sticks, charcoal, A4 white photocopy paper, A3 or
A2 white drawing (cartridge) paper, scissors.
Fold the photocopy paper in half. Cut a rectangle
out of the folded side. Open up the paper and you
should find a window in the centre of the page.
Using the drawing you worked into with ink and
oil pastels, place the window over the most
interesting part of your drawing. Try to find an
area that has lots of different shapes and marks.
Look carefully at the pattern created in the
window you now need to draw what you see on the
A3 or A2 drawing paper - enlarging the image and
filling the page. You should now have a large
abstract drawing of a section of a building.
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Put your original drawing to one side. Look again
at the work of Gwilym Pritchard and David
Woodford. Look at the colours and the way they
make the paintings feel. How do you want your
drawing to feel? (warm, cold, sunny, bright,
natural, happy etc.) What colours could you use
to put a feeling into your drawing? Choose no
more than four colours and choose carefully which
areas of your drawing you colour. Remember that
this is an abstract drawing the colours are
there to create a feeling and not to be exactly
the same as the building you drew.
Once your drawing is complete - and you have used
various marks, colours and materials, then place
it with the rest of your classmates' work to
produce a large, colourful, abstract patchwork.
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4. Collage and Drawing
Materials needed A2 drawing paper, various
collage paper (Newspaper, brown paper, tissue,
crepe, thick card etc) PVA glue, masking tape,
white paint, ink, charcoal, graphite, pencil,
brush,
Go back to one of the original drawings you did
at the beginning of the project. Select one that
has lots of lines and shapes in it. Before you
start drawing, you need to prepare your drawing
surface. To do this, take your A2 drawing paper,
rip up various other kinds of paper (newspaper,
brown paper, tissue) into interesting shapes.
Scrunch some of them up and flatten them out to
create new textures. Stick them to your drawing
paper, overlap some of them, leave some of the
drawing paper showing. Use PVA glue to ensure
that the paper is stuck down properly. Use
masking tape in some areas to create straight
edges in contrast to the ripped edges of the
paper. Once you are happy with your new drawing
surface, leave to dry.
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Look again at the drawing you have chosen to
reproduce on the textured surface. You now have a
choice to make. You can use a paper window and
choose an interesting area of your drawing, or
you can reproduce the whole drawing, which ever
you think will look most effective.
Once you have decided, use the graphite stick
dipped in ink to draw the outline of your drawing
on to the textured paper. Try to add all the
shapes you can see in your original drawing.
Using charcoal, white paint, graphite sticks and
ink, start to add tone to your image - notice how
the different papers react to the materials you
use.
Keep building up layers of tone. You can use a
pencil to scratch into the paint. You can use
your finger to smudge the charcoal. Use a little
water and a brush to create a wash over some
areas, this means adding water off the brush onto
areas of the work where the ink is wet and
dragging it across the page.
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Malcolm Edwards Greenfield Valley Mill
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Malcolm Hughes Composite Monsanto
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Elis Gwyn Pencoed
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John Ingleby St. Winefrides Well
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Wilhemina Mary Martin Street View, Conwy