rebecca scott
Glasgow
Many of the drawings that I produce are constructed via two very different
drawing techniques. The initial drawing, or skeleton, is drawn completely blind
until I can sense that the main details have been put onto the paper. This is
followed by the details being added in a much more careful way looking at the
paper and the subject/source. The combination of the wild abandon of the blind
drawing and the careful, meticulous details is a process that I find very
satisfying. I believe that it fulfills my various impulses as an artist to draw
in this way. The tension between freedom and control, instinct and
deliberateness and imperfections and corrections are all contained in a single
drawing. The action of 'fixing', or almost trying to justify the initial blind
drawing is the main driving force behind the process. In terms of subject
matter, I am drawn to found images which stir something in me emotionally, and I
try to be instinctive in this. The contemplative times when alone and the
intensity of love are something that I try to capture in my images. The action
of embracing imperfections is something that feels poignant considering the
numerous ideals in modern society.
