Experimentation - alcohol markers

To make a change from my observational drawings, I did some intuitive sketches using my alcohol markers where I explored combining the motifs that appear in my work - cats and patterns from my pottery collection.

 

I like this page because it has a retro feel, I think because of the colour palette. I've created this image board of popular 60s wallpaper styles to compare, and I think the combiation of green, orange and brown will be a subtle but effective way to make my work reminiscent of the past.


Next I made a repeat pattern based on a floral motif from a cat orament I saw in the antique shop, and a simplified cat figure. This piece also reminds me of wallpaper.

Finally, I scribbled some cat faces that are influenced by the style of cat ornaments I have observerd in my research, while incorporating shades of blue that allude to my pottery, as well as patterns from the fragments.


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