To work on my drawing skills I decided to draw/ interpret roses and death in as many materials and techniques through 4 different pieces.
The first was a charcoal drawing which was around 30cmX30cm on a plain white board. This was done from observation and I liked how it turned out, looking like it could fade away if someone brushed past it being a perfect example of life's transience.
The second was a detailed biro study of a rose that was far into the decaying process - with its petals curled and wilted. This took me a long time to complete, with the details of the flower as well as using the biro softly and overlaying to get the darker tones - producing a beautiful price that I'm very proud of.
The third I kept simple. Producing an abstract technique of simply covering the board with a thick appliance of paint and engraving the word 'death' into it. Standing for how we all subconsciously think about death but it never quite gets fully to the surface for people to openly speak about, like the piece.
The final piece was created using a real white rose. I compressed the flower to make it as flat at I could and then stick it onto the canvas. Once dry I painted over the flower and the canvas to produce a completely white surface with the pertrusion of the rose coming out of the surface. This for me shows how life and death merge into one and how sticking this flower on the canvas to stay in its present state shows people inability to accept that death will occur.