Veronicalawlor.com. (2019). Veronica Lawlor – a member of Studio 1482. [online] Available at: http://www.veronicalawlor.com/ [Accessed 5 Oct. 2019].
My research into Veronia Lawlor's work started by looking into her books. I'd heard of the Urban sketching movement and have been fascinated by other artists drawing on location in their sketchbooks, especially those that use non traditional colours to express a landscape or building.
I am very interested in learning more about these techniques and have saved the book titles to read later on.
Veronica's website has a blog and as I was scrolling through I was instantly drawn to her posts about drawing with James Gurney on location at New York's Botanical Gardens. Her drawings, which look like she used coloured pastels are so delicate and pretty, I clicked through to read more.
Clicking through to James Gurney's website, I thought the name looked familiar and I then realised he is the author of the well known book 'Color and Light', which I have been meaning to get hold of for a while.
Jamesgurney.com. (2019). James Gurney. [online] Available at: http://jamesgurney.com/site/ [Accessed 5 Oct. 2019].
James Gurney has a whole host of videos which I am looking forward to watching soon. Back to Veronica's website and the post from the New York Botanical Garden's.
Veronicalawlor.com. (2019). NYBG Plein-Air Invitational – Veronica Lawlor. [online] Available at: http://www.veronicalawlor.com/?p=3236 [Accessed 5 Oct. 2019].
Veronica's drawing are so beautiful, she references her Instagram account and her website shop which I will refer to later.
I then moved on to her second post about this location.
Veronicalawlor.com. (2019). Flowers, flowers and more flowers – NYBG Plein-Air Invitational – Veronica Lawlor. [online] Available at: http://www.veronicalawlor.com/?p=3225 [Accessed 5 Oct. 2019].
This post focused on the other sketches she had created using pastels on light pink paper. I love the different techniques she has used, some smudging, line work and beautiful bright colours. she has used the colour of the pastel paper to her advantage letting it show through in different areas. I find myself wanting to re-visit this medium to try it out again and since I love flowers this is very exciting to me.
Moving on to Veronica's website shop.
Veronica Lawlor Gallery. (2019). Veronica Lawlor Gallery. [online] Available at: http://www.veronicalawlorgallery.com/ [Accessed 5 Oct. 2019].
I'm struck at first by the vast amount of places Veronica has been and sketched at. There is a huge variety and also a variation in the techniques she uses. The places contain architecture, botanicals and street scenes.
Veronica is based in America, I wanted to find out a bit more about her background so I went to her 'about' page.
Veronica Lawlor Gallery. (2019). About — Veronica Lawlor Gallery. [online] Available at: http://www.veronicalawlorgallery.com/about [Accessed 5 Oct. 2019].
A lover of travel, Veronica loves to use a graphic art style to convey the feelings and sensations of the places she visits.I am in admiration for her ability to sketch in public anywhere she chooses. Her work reporting on the tragedy of the twin towers disaster on 9/11 really evokes feeling in me about her courage to sketch in such a hostile and emotional setting. But thinking about the drawing itself, she has captured a significant moment in history that affected many people's lives.
I couldn't find the drawings of the Twin Towers on her website so went back to her blog and found two posts about it there.
Veronicalawlor.com. (2019). Ten Years Later – Veronica Lawlor. [online] Available at: http://www.veronicalawlor.com/?p=1050 [Accessed 5 Oct. 2019].
In this post Veronica talks about how that fateful day affected her and her fellow New Yorker's and how she is proud of how they have fought back for their beloved city.
There is also a link where Veronica has produced a book containing the sketches and writings she has created from that event which can be purchased and a portion of the money goes to the charity for the New York Firefighters Burn Center, a charity close to her heart.
Sept11wordsandpictures.com. (2019). September 11, Words and Pictures : A reportage book by Veronica Lawlor. [online] Available at: http://www.sept11wordsandpictures.com/ [Accessed 5 Oct. 2019].
Back to her blog posts and I found one about some of her exhibits which include a very striking large charcoal sketch from 9/11. I think the use of the charcoal really captures the anguish of the scene.
Veronicalawlor.com. (2019). Exhibits! – Veronica Lawlor. [online] Available at: http://www.veronicalawlor.com/?p=3082 [Accessed 5 Oct. 2019].
The charcoal sketch was dispayed in an exhibition called Transcriptors: Illustration, Documentary and the Material at University for the Creative Arts, Farnham,UK. It was part of a collection of images from various artist's including Lawlor.
Reflection:
I am very curious to learn more about reportage illustration and to develop my skills to a point where I am able to sketch on location in a more skilled way than I can right now. Researching Lawlor's work has given me inspiration, especially in her floral works. I'd like to see how I can develop my work and become more confident in sketching in public.
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