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Life Class: People, Objects and Places - Sketchbooks by Philip James (CV/Visual Arts Research)
Life Class People Objects and Places Sketchbooks by Philip James - CV/Visual Arts Research Author:Philip James Sketchbooks from Philip James studio record the artist's journeys in Cornwall, Dartmoor, Cumbria, Sussex and abroad in France, Greece, Southern Spain and California. A light and refined treatment of subjects ranges from landscape to figure studies and portraits, still life and interiors. The folio extends from initial studies of the 1960s to rec... more »ent sketchbooks, with colour plates of selected paintings, landscapes and city views. 'I began my sketchbooks in 1964, making studies in the Medway area of Kent and in North London. I wanted to record subjects but not with a camera where creative decision is taken away from you and there's no escape from the mechanical frame. Using pens cut from corn stalks, or charcoal and pencil, I would settle in with a place or a person and conduct a kind of exchange or conversation through drawing, which also helped to determine my paintings in progress. The habit took hold and now is automatic. I carry a small black book everywhere, here and abroad, to note what catches my eye in a light web of line and tone.' - Philip James.« less