Narrative portraits
Thought bubbles
I use thought bubbles as a device to narrate the inner world of a subject - their thoughts, memories, feelings. I mostly use graphite pencil to draw the portraits, and a range of media such as ink, soft pastels, aquarelles for the thought bubble and background. Below is a selection of my favourites, including 'Addicted to love' (42 x 56 cm) and 'Big night in' (42 x 42 cm), which were part of the PULP ART group exhibition at The Front Gallery in Canberra, ACT and at The Queanbeyan Hive in NSW. These two drawings, along with 'Conjuring animation upon lifeless matter', were also published in Light and Memory - journal of storytelling - Volume 2, Issue 1. Light and Memory is dedicated to exploring different aspects of storytelling, contributors (and their stories) reflect a range of disciplines and cultures.
