25/09/2012 Dolphinholme...

Art...
We were sent off to collect plant and bits from the environment that we thought we could use to create work. The first pieces we did were ink and dye drawings using the items as our inspiration. We were supposed to be imaginative and not just do a straight forward drawing. Ive included the pictures of my work below...

 This was the first drawing I did, it was created using dye and bleach to try and draw the leaf I found below. Considering I never thought I would be a fine artist, I have done pretty well in my first attempt. I was quite proud of the effects that the bleach made. The bleach bled into the dye and created a unique look.

Another ink drawing. I don't consider this one to be as successful as the first but I uploaded it anyway. It is based upon many different plants and is a very abstract drawing.

Susi Bancroft - http://boostitch.wordpress.com

Susi Bancroft's work inspired me, she uses ink and water colours to create abstract drawings of flowers and leaves. Her work is very experimental and she just follows the outlines of the shapes.
This work is very similar to my drawing of a leaf, I have used dye in a similar way to how she has used watercolours.

Christine Alfery - http://christinealfery.com

Christine Alfery uses watercolours and blends them together using water to soften the edges. She has used water to wash away the colour in places, instead of using water I used bleach and it bled into the dyes, creating a washed away effect. The colours have been used in an effective way, she has used different shades of blue and purple that all compliment each other well. The oranges and reds that I have used were all created from the same dyes by mixing and diluting them to create different shades.