Garry Parsons Fine drawings of birds in charcoal & print
My drawings are inspired by the dignity and beauty of birds particularly those which are considered the UK's most common and familiar.
I'm fascinated by their fragility and resilience, especially at a time when their very existence is challenged. I hope to capture some of their uniqueness and individualism and convey something of their strength and determined nature as well as highlighting the plight that our wildlife currently faces.
Charcoal.
Charcoal is a wonderfully fluid and expressive medium. Made from twigs or willow heated at a high temperature, charcoal produces immediate marks that can be moulded and moved with a finger, brush or a rubber. Using charcoal, for me is as fascinating as the birds themselves in its ability to produce such a diversity of marks and tones by either applying or removing it.
The drawings are made in charcoal and drawn on Saunders 425gms hot pressed watercolour paper. The drawings come in two sizes, the large size is 76cm x 56cm and the smaller drawings are 37cm x 28cm. The size of the smaller drawings can vary slightly, just a centimetre or two.
Saunders Waterford paper is a very high quality watercolour paper that can be used for painting, pencil, ink, charcoal and calligraphy. It is made with 100% cotton fibre and is acid free. The rough edge of the paper is a result of the paper making process.
All the drawings are sold framed in black ash and are ‘floated’ on either a near white mount or a black mount. The framing is done meticulously by an experienced and exacting framer in Kent who is local to me and whom I trust implicitly. The glass is non reflective.
The framed size for the large drawings is 870mm x 670 mm.
The framed size for the smaller drawings is 315mm x 335mm.
The drawings can be either portrait or landscape.
The large drawings are £595.
The smaller drawings are £295.
All the drawings are originals and signed by the artist.
The sizes and a brief description can be found with each drawing in the gallery. I hope you enjoy browsing through my work.
I have almost thirty years of experience as a creative artist and acclaimed illustrator and my artwork is held in private collections in the Uk and abroad.
If you would like to buy or commission a drawing, please get in touch, I would love to hear from you. Contact details and a mailing list are on the contact page.