New paintings, sketches and illustrations by Jim Shirlaw 2012

Coloured Wreckage 2012, acrylic and mixed media on paper 55 x 46 (cm) 

   

General Population Study 2012 acrylic and mixed media on paper 64 x 46.5 (cm) 

 

Study for Torn Trailer 2012 acrylic and mixed media on paper 70 x 45.5 (cm)

  

 

  #46 Reprise 2012 ink and pen on paper 29.7 x 21cm

 

 Sex Poem #46 2012 ink and pen on paper 29.7 x 21cm

Winter Page 2012 acrylic on paper 74.5 x 56 (cm)

 

 

Winter Portrayal 2012 acrylic on paper 66 x 47.5 (cm)

   

No Light Left 2012 acrylic on paper 57 x 42 (cm) 

Study for Birdsville Terrain 2012 acrylic and mixed media on paper 69 x 47 (cm)

Aggression Beach 2012 acrylic and mixed media on paper 80 x 50 (cm)

 

Cloud Shadow 2012 acrylic and mixed media on paper 70 x 40 (cm)

  December Territory 2012, acrylic and mixed media on paper 69 x 45 (cm)

Above are mainly a range of recently completed studies and illustrations made in the studio thus far in 2012. As mentioned in previous blog posts (readpalmforest.blogspot.com) the pastel works were largely sourced from an expedition to the Australian Northern Territory last year. This environment provided a brilliant resource to further practice with the palette i've devised for these types of studies; largely hot and earthly colours against a warm ground. There's still another two of these studies unpublished here, will provide in an upcoming post. The works here that appear starkly different ie monochromatic were mainly created around another trip to America and Europe over a portion of this last winter (our Summer) the two works with ink and pen on paper definitely profited from being in an environment where it was conducive to stay indoors for long periods of time; some strong romantic inspiration was reason to create them as illustrations to poems l was writing then at the same time; check out some of the earlier posts this year from the readpalm blog inserted above. Enjoy and please feel free to leave some feedback here if you like. More output well on it's way.  

Jim Shirlaw

Collection of Short Stories (ink on paper)

Collection of Short Stories
ink on paper
45 x 29.5cm

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This new drawing is an addition to the 'Interiors' division of my new Interiors/Exteriors (working title) series; investigating space indoors and outdoors, man-made vs nature, a sense of competitiveness; not sure at this time. Despite the meticulous mark-making this new work 'Collection of Short Stories' portrays a minimal still-life set-up that assumes the property and environment of a supposed owner; the presentation of the books illustrating the organisational habits of this unseen party. The liberty in providing this much detail provides the context to these 'Interior' works that are less subject to nature and have been purposely arranged to retain this composition for a period of time, thus providing the amount of time to sit night after night under artificial light and carefully render these objects with selected detail in a virtually undisturbed environment.

Artwork belonging to the 'Exteriors' division, being far more exposed to the elements and subject to nature's daily cycle (even just in terms of light) are much more fleeting, gestural and likely sketched as a foundation on paper for a final work or derived from brief studies made on the go.

Jim S