roads Archives - Marnie Pitts

City Life

“City Life” Oil and egg tempera on wood 60 x 72 cm 2010Sometimes we just get so caught up in living. The city is not always a terrible place, it can feed us, energize us and leave us with a […]

“Asleep in the city” oil on paper 25 x 58 cm, oil on paper 2012One of the paintings from my “While we are asleep”. The city brings us dreams, moments of hope, clarity, frenzy and desire. It is important to take time […]

Embracing

“Embracing”Pencil on paper22 x 30 cm2014We embrace elements of nature, yet our roads, cities and pollution all flow evermore relentlessly from the way we live.

Substrate

“Substrate” Pencil on paper 30 x 30 cm 2014 I have been looking at nature forms for a long time. I like to keep bits of found nature in my studio. I was looking at a dry, skeletal leaf and thinking about […]

A city inside

“A city inside” Silverpoint 40 x 30 cm 2012 My very first silverpoint drawing. I decided to make this into a painting, you can see that painting here. It is about how easy it is to let the frantic life of […]

City

“City Life” Pencil on paper 30 x 40 cm The original sketch that I made for the painting of the same title (see painting here). About the energy of life in the city.

Drawing from the past

I have a number of themes that hold an ongoing interest to me. I started to try and break them down, give them names and group the images.

Large Drawing

I have just finished this drawing. Its a mixture of inks and pens on paper and it is 120cm high. Because it is so large I have posted below a few detail pictures. Click on them to get a better […]