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Boreal Forest Drawing Two
Charcoal on Stonehenge paper, 44 x 120 inches (111.8 x 304.8 cm)
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This is the second of a group of three Boreal Forest Drawings. They are large in scale and executed in charcoal on Stonehenge rag (cotton) paper during an artist residency in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. I was captivated by the subtle beauty of the rolling landscape with its many lakes. The water, light, textures and sounds (notably the haunting cries of loons, and the wind) evoked in me a profound awareness of place, along with a consciousness that the boreal forest is under continual threat from climate change and the unrestrained plunder of resources. In these drawings my intent was to highlight the wonderfully textured tree debris found on the forest floor — knots of fallen leaves, bark and lichen — and its importance within the forest life cycle.
Boreal Forest Drawing Two
Charcoal on Stonehenge paper, 44 x 120 inches (111.8 x 304.8 cm)
website: pamelaspeight.com/
This is the second of a group of three Boreal Forest Drawings. They are large in scale and executed in charcoal on Stonehenge rag (cotton) paper during an artist residency in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. I was captivated by the subtle beauty of the rolling landscape with its many lakes. The water, light, textures and sounds (notably the haunting cries of loons, and the wind) evoked in me a profound awareness of place, along with a consciousness that the boreal forest is under continual threat from climate change and the unrestrained plunder of resources. In these drawings my intent was to highlight the wonderfully textured tree debris found on the forest floor — knots of fallen leaves, bark and lichen — and its importance within the forest life cycle.