Megan's Art Space

Drawing is a fundamental part of any artistic practice, for me as a printmaker it is how I create an image and manipulate a copper plate. On my foundation I learnt about the real importance of drawing, however I was also shown the many different variations of drawing. In the early stages we did architectural drawing, history drawings and life drawing. I found this a challenge because I have always lacked confidence with my drawing. At A-level I felt very inferior to others around me because of how I perceived their skills compared to mine. However in Year 13 I adapted more of my own style through mark making to build up a representational image.  I did this in my final project and found a real interest in pointillism. This has been something that is relevant even in my work now a year later. This September I start my degree at Falmouth University where I’m doing the BA (Hons) Drawing degree. I chose to do this as opposed to Fine Art because at foundation I found printmaking...

When I was working at the Mall Galleries there was also work on display in the Threadneedle Space as part of the Haworth Prize. The work in this part of the gallery was 12 shortlisted works from people under the age of 30 who work up in the northern part of the country. The work on display was all very different but one that appealed to me was by the illustrator and printmaker Simon Lewis. His work ‘The Headrow’, a vibrant screenprint that captured the busy environment of a street. I was struck by this piece in particular because of the process and a way part of the print has been drawn. There was a lot of detail in the architecture and people and this created a really interesting narrative. His work has inspired me to push my line drawings further by including a more variety of mark-making to create more interest in what I am drawing and adding more texture to the work.  Find more about the Haworth Prize at: http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/haworth-prize...

I thought I would share with you the piece of writing I presented to go alongside my final exhibition at the end of my Foundation at Falmouth University. I chose to present this in the form of a hand-stitched book which I made. (This was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be, but I really enjoyed the whole process.) There are some images of my work that were on display throughout this post! I hope that this post gives to an insight into the way I work and think. The concept organising chaos was where my inspiration for this project began. This would also accurately describe my working method.    I have found that the skill and focus required to make marks and translate them into print s is what has driven my work.   Representational drawing presented limitations and has not allowed me to explore freely the emotional value of simple mark making.   I have always been interested in depicting texture through repetitive mark making.   I have chosen...

Last week I was very fortunate to do some work experience at the Mall Galleries in London in the exhibitions department. The New English Art Club are currently having their annual exhibition at the Mall. The New English Art Club is full of a diverse group of visual artists whose work is admired and highly collectible. When I went to the exhibition I was amazed at the huge variety of work on display. There were paintings, drawings and original prints which are currently for sale. I always enjoy visiting exhibitions first hand and there were some artists work I took a lot of inspiration from. They are all very different but that is what is so great about the society, they showcase a wide range of mediums. Artists whose work appealed to me was Richard Bawden, Melvyn Petterson and Simon Lewis. This is titled 'The Albion' and it a pen and ink drawing by Richard Bawden, I was drawn to this piece because of the subject matter and the style of drawing. This piece was different ...

Hello again! I thought I would share some examples of my work, most of which was created in the last year on my foundation.  Mark making, drawing and printmaking are areas that I have found a real enjoyment from. Before I started the foundation I lacked real confidence with my drawing but foundation taught me new ways of thinking that has made me realise there are so many ways that drawing can be interpreted. I have learnt that it is such a fundamental part of printmaking and documenting ideas that it is something I am determined to become better at.          This drawing shows one of the first exercises we did on foundation. It was called a history drawing. After a period of time what we were drawing would be moved around and we had to capture this change on a single piece of paper.  Line drawing is something that I love to to. It captures the subject matter in it's simplest form. I tend to draw like this everyday as it is quick and means I am continu...

Hi there! This is my first blog post, I thought I would start by introducing myself. My name is Megan and I am an art student about to start a degree in BA drawing at Falmouth University.  I have recently finished my foundation where I have found a passion for the process of printmaking. I am a very chaotic person and the process means I have to work methodically and it slows down my ideas meaning I'm thinking more and refining. I find the whole idea of printmaking meditative and I'm able to lose myself completely in the process.  Some pictures of the studio I worked in at Foudation at Falmouth Uni. I am starting a blog to document my thoughts, progress and work to show to a new audience. On this blog I hope to also do reviews of exhibitions, artists inspiration and other influences. I hope you'll stick with me and enjoy looking at my work. Photos of my final exhibition at falmouth, May 2015 You can find me on other social media at  Instagram: @meganfatharly  Faceboo...