Black on Grey on White

Summer's ending, schools have started and the studio is where I am heading with a wee skip in my step. (We've been apart for too many moons!!) Over the last three months, work has had a strange staccato rhythm with interruptions sometimes hitting very loud fortissimos. The emphasis now is on creating a beautiful flowing melody with strong Vivaldi tones and Beethoven hues. "Chinese Whispers" is the result of this interesting mix of working rhythms and scribbling hours. I love this drawing simply because it's all about perspective, emotion and lazy manic summer days. Chinese Whispers - DETAIL Pencil on Paper  30x59 cm Sheona Hamilton-Grant. All rights reserved. Chinese Whispers Pencil on Paper  30x59 cm Sheona Hamilton-Grant. All rights reserved.

Unique Trust Pencil on Paper 57 x 46cm Sheona Hamilton-Grant. All rights reserved After spending a little more than six weeks hand in hand with my feelings, memories and pencils, I proudly present "Unique Trust". In line with my 2013 resolutions, I was determined to jump out of my comfort zone and roam a little in the unknown suburbs of my drawing ability. A different approach had to be taken. So I went big much much bigger, stepped away from the classic head pose and began discovering how to convey a very special intimate, precious moment.  "Unique Trust" happened in layers: a layer of technical knowledge topped with a double layer of whipped emotions, sprinkled with a wee bit of pencil magic. 

Millions and millions of years would still not give me half enough time to describe that tiny instant of all eternity when you put your arms around me and I put my arms around you. ~Jacques Prévert~ The Hug Pencil on Paper 52x40 cm Sheona Hamilton-Grant. All rights reserved The Hug . A wee bit of "soul balm". One of life's most preciou s moments. A gentle greeting wrapping two worlds in one blanket of emotion. This latest drawing took me on a 4 month roller coaster ride. The bar was set high: achieve better mastery of my pencils without loosing the one ingredient that ties it all together: soul. Weeks, days, hours of nail bitting soul searching scribbling. Signed. I hope you enjoy!