During the last year I have been exploring the landscapes that surround me here in Saddleworth. I will be sharing the work in an exhibition at Gallery Oldham in spring 2022. Therefore, I have been using a variety of different drawing, painting and mark making approaches to gather the information on location for subsequent paintings. One area of interest is the field and path edges and margins. I have been exploring the edgelands with a collaged concertina sketchbook. Edgelands are the places where the stone walls and rickety fences and wires are found. They sit alongside a mix of wild planting. I am fascinated by the shapes and lines and how the two interact. 

In this blog, I share 3 videos that show how I have first created a collaged background. I then go out into the landscape to explore the edges and margins. I work over the collaged pages with various mark making tools. In the final video I share the completed collage sketchbook. 

I will use these studies alongside other drawings and mark making, as inspiration for paintings back in the studio.

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