Drawings and sketches in Ink and pencil on watercolour paper. Some created for a project in conjunction with Ukrainian Artists displaced by the war. The effect of war on the Ukrainian people was explored. With drawings focusing on peace, despair, conflict etc. Prints of these were sold at an exhibition at The Silk Mill, Frome, Somerset in 2023. This raised money to continue the project and take the exhibition to Poland.
Drawings are often precursors to Oil Paintings or Watercolours, they help work on composition, and making changes to and creation of ideas. They are also a peaceful way to pass the time when travelling. Caroline takes great joy in observing people about their day to day lives. A favourite pastime on holiday is to sit in a bar, with an appropriate drink and quietly sketch those around her.
It’s fun to experiment on different surfaces, as a child I drew on anything I could get my hands on. Including school books for which I frequently got into trouble with teachers. I will sketch on beer mats, knapkins, the backs of receipts. This kind of drawing has a disposable feel to it so I tend to work much more loosely often with interesting outcomes.
