55 cm (w) x 75 cm (h), conté and pastels on acid-free coloured-ground ‘Canson’ paper.
Date produced: March 2001

Drawn on-site, near the foot-bridge that spans the pine forest at Flinders University. It was the impact of the 3-dimensional structure and the imposing band of the footbridge that were the main reasons for this drawing. I have used an exaggerated understanding of aerial perspective within the colouring, to help express the forms, structures, and hopefully even the ‘breathing’ air surrounding everything in the scene.

What I particularly enjoy about this pastel, is that I am using colour as a way of expressing something that colour isn’t usually used for - expressing form and the space around objects or ‘masses’. Visually, it is departing from a truly experienced vision, but the departures are made for the expression of aspects of reality (experiencing the 3-dimensional forms and spaces in the scene).