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( A-level Art Revisited  -  Coursework  -  at Swindon College )

        I was permitted four, A1 size sheets of card on which to mount a preparatory study to be taken into the examination for reference.   Swindon College, graciously funded the model, who stood in a difficult pose for over 10 hours (excluding breaks) out of the 14 hours and 50 minutes, it took to complete the painting.

        The work submitted to the examination board, photographed and scanned for presentation within these pages, may not have been possible without the commitment and encouragement of my tutors, Greg May and Ros Clarkson, in partnership with the patient efforts of the college staff models, Sue, Brian, Jackie, Vicky and Clare, to whom I owe a huge debt of gratitude.

    

    The Work of     Leonardo da Vinci

    

    The Work of         Albrecht Dürer    

    

    Painting in Maine     Henry Strater

    

Carol Lee Henry Strater

    

    Political Cartoon     Vic Runtz

    

Project One:  Line, Light and Tone

        My first project was dedicated to a variety of line and tone drawings that naturally stemmed from the discipline and work that had begun earlier in America.   My specific focus, was to observe the form, and analyse the tonal effects of light on the figure when presented strongly from a particular direction.  

        In former years, my drawing had been influenced generally by the inventiveness of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), and the detail of Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), along with the training that I had initially received at Rycotewood College in technical drafting and illustration.

        I was fortunate to meet the late Ernest Hemingway's former sparring partner and artist friend, Henry Strater (1896-c.1976) during a visit to Ogunquit, Maine, in the summer of 1975.   After observing me draw his model, and before introducing himself, he graciously permitted me to finish the drawing, with encouragement for me to explore, and persist with my own developing style.

  

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