Walnut Ink Series

This series is an ongoing project whereby I am revisiting many of my favourite views of the Barbican employing walnut ink. It seemed an odd choice for me at first because I am so used to working primarily from a sense of colour and my reversed and recycled palette papers provide me with an existing palimpsest on which I apply more colour. Nevertheless, walnut ink with its many shades and tones depending on how much water is used to dilute it, is proving to be a satisfying part of my exploration of "the colour of concrete". These works are much larger than many of my palette paper works and have given me a greater freedom to tackle panoramic and bird's eye views.

Nightmare in the Barbican

Walnut ink on Fabriano 50 x 70

Podium Panorama

Walnut ink on Fabriano 50 x 70

Bird's Eye View of the Barbican

Walnut ink and watercolour on Fabriano 50 x 70

Silk Street Entrance to the Barbican

Walnut on Fabriano 50 x 70

Wind in the Sculpture Court

Walnut on Fabriano 50 x 70

Autumn Thoughts, Barbican Resident's Gardens

Walnut on Fabriano 50 x 70

Brutal Water Feature, Barbican

Walnut, Watercolour on Fabriano 50 x 70

The Artist's Studio: My home is the city; the city is my studio

Balcony view over the Barbican Centre roof towards St Giles, St Paul's and the City

Walnut, watercolour, recycled palette papers with acrylic on Fabriano 50 x 70

Cross section of the Barbican Centre featuring LSO in rehearsal (left); RSC rehearsal (right), artist's studio above the Centre top left, Barbican Estate

Walnut, watercolour and recycled palette papers with dried geraniums on Fabriano 50 x 70

The Barbican and Beyond

Walnut on Fabriano 70 x 50

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