Drawings : Scenes

"Susan White is constantly sketching from everyday life and it is from the many sketchbooks that she first extracts the material for her compositions." (A. Wernig, Munich, 1980)

The artist works in a variety of drawing media: pen and ink, ballpoint, brush, crayon, chalk, pastel, conté, and charcoal. Recently she has developed mixed media techniques in silverpoint and goldpoint.

"Capturing the essence in line alone is for me the purest form of expression."

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Scenes
58 Works to view
58 Works to view
Scenes: Atmospheric landscapes composed in the studio: trees, rivers, rocks, cliffs. Plein air (early works) include bush, desert, sunsets and coastal scenes. City scenes include: streets, buildings, backyards, factories, and construction sites.
  • Windmill, Murray River 2011
    drafting pen, brown ink
    14 x 21 cm
    D-2011-4
  • Murray River: Cliffs and Bird 2011
    drafting pen, brown ink
    14 x 21 cm
    D-2011-3
  • Windmill [Molen}, Kostverlorenkade, Amsterdam 2010
    drafting pen, brown ink
    21 x 14 cm
    D-2010-5
  • Sketch: Low Tide, Rozelle Bay 2009
    drafting pen, brown ink
    21 x 29.7 cm
    D-2009
  • Sketch: King Tide, Rozelle Bay 2009
    drafting pen, brown ink
    21 x 29.7 cm
    D-2009
  • Stonehenge drawn with freezing hand 2005
    drafting pen, black ink
    14 x 11 cm
    D-2005
  • Young Street from Our Window 2003
    pastel on Japanese paper
    62.5 x 94.5 cm
    D-2003
  • La Puerta del Vino 2011
    drafting pen, black ink
    21 x 15 cm
    D-1988
  • Toledo by Day (diptych, right) 2011
    drafting pen, black ink
    15 x 21 cm
    D-1988
  • Toledo by Day (diptych, left) 2011
    drafting pen, black ink
    15 x 21 cm
    D-1988
  • Lane Closed, Kent Street, Miller's Point 1986
    drafting pen and spittle wash
    18 x 26 cm
    D-1986
  • Rank Kirby Furniture Factory, Interior 1985
    drafting pen and spittal wash on toned paper
    38 x 51 cm
    D-1985
  • Rank Kirby Furniture Factory, Lilyfield (Piper St end) 1985
    drafting pen and spittal wash on toned paper
    38 x 51 cm
    D-1985
  • Palm Trees, Johnstons Creek Canal 1985
    aka Palm Trees by Johnstons Creek Canal, Rozelle Bay
    drafting pen, brown ink and spittle wash on toned paper
    21 x 30 cm
    D-1985
  • Fisheries Building, Kent St – Fire Ruin 1984
    drafting pen, brown ink and wash
    29.7 x 41.9 cm
    D-1984
  • Fisheries House, Kent St., after Fire 1984
    drafting pen, brown ink and wash
    41.9 x 29.7 cm (image and sheet)
    D-1984
  • Rank Furniture Factory, Annandale 1984
    aka Rank Kirby Furniture Factory and Whites Creek Canal
    drafting pen and mixed media
    37 x 50 cm
    D-1984
  • Native Pines, Meroo Point, NSW 1980 circa
    pencil
    28 x 36 cm
    D-1980-c
  • Big Fat on the Jackhammer 1980
    drafting pen, brown ink
    27 x 36.7 cm
    D-1980
  • Sheet Metal Guillotine, Williams & Sons, Fairfield 1979
    drafting pen and spittle wash
    17 x 23.5 cm
    D-1979
  • Gantry Crane, Rozelle Bay 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink
    27 x 36.2 cm
    D-1977
  • Ruined Sheds and Gantry, Rozelle Bay 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink
    27 x 36.2 cm
    D-1977
  • Factory Workers Resting, The Crescent, Rozelle Bay 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink
    36.2 x 27 cm
    D-1977
  • Corner shop, Annandale and Wisdom Streets 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink
    37 x 54 cm
    D-1977
  • Scaffolding 1977
    (St James Road Court from Elizabeth St., Sydney)
    drafting pen, brown ink
    54 x 37 cm
    D-1977
  • Abercrombie River bend 1975
    coloured pencil
    27.2 x 37.5 cm
    D-1975-15
  • Mootwingee Ridges 1973
    (Study for Nootambulla Gorge)
    pencil
    25.2 x 35.1 cm
    D-1973-20
  • Mootwingee Ridge 2 1973
    (Study for Nootambulla Gorge)
    pencil
    25.2 x 35.1 cm
    D-1973-19
  • Mootwingee Ridge 1 1973
    (Study for Nootambulla Gorge)
    pencil
    25.2 x 35.1 cm
    D-1973-18
  • Native Pines, Warrumba Range 3 1973
    pencil
    D-1973
  • Oxford Falls 1 1972
    (study for Escarp, painting)
    pencil, charcoal
    40.3 x 31.6 cm
    D-1972
  • Cascades, National Park 1971
    (Wattamolla Royal National Park)
    ballpoint
    27.5 x 37.8 cm
    D-1971
  • View from Top Flat, 115A Paddington St. 1963
    drafting pen and wash
    31 x 56 cm (var)
    D-1963
  • Glaring Afternoon Sun, Red Hill near Broken Hill 1962
    crayon
    27.4 x 37.7 cm
    D-1962-3
  • Splintered Outback Rock, Broken Hill 1961
    crayon
    28 x 38 cm
    D-1961-9
  • Gumtree Roots, Outback Creek 1961
    drafting pen, brown ink
    27.5 x 37.7 cm
    D-1961-8
  • Outback Gums and Saltbush (Stephens Creek) / Trees 1961
    brush and ink
    39 x 56 cm
    D-1961-5
  • Black Velvet 1961
    charcoal and white blackboard chalk on dark grey paper
    52 x 39 cm
    D-1961-3
  • Zig-zag Rocky Ridge, Broken Hill 1961
    drafting pen, black ink
    28 x 38 cm
    D-1961-2
  • Terrace Houses, Kings Cross 1961
    pencil
    27 x 37 cm
    D-1961-14
  • Walsh Bay, Sydney 1961
    drafting pen, black ink
    28 x 38 cm
    D-1961-13
  • Jagged Outback Rocks 1961
    aka Jagged Outback Outcrop
    crayon on paper
    28 x 38 cm
    D-1961-1
  • Gnarled Olive Trees, City Parkland, Adelaide 1960
    black and brown crayon
    27 x 37 cm
    D-1960-7
  • The Rocks, Sydney 1960
    charcoal
    37.5 x 27.5 cm
    D-1960-10
  • Olive Tree (Adelaide Parklands) 1960
    pencil
    41 x 27 cm
    D-1960
  • Figures and Boxes at The Markets 1960
    (study for Thieves at the Market, litho)
    pencil
    27 x 41 cm
    D-1960
  • Man Seated under Old Gum 1959
    cray-pas and pencil
    37.5 x 27 cm
    D-1959-6
  • Adelaide Street with Figures and Bus 1959
    pencil
    25 x 20 cm
    D-1959-5
  • Docks, Port Adelaide 1959
    pencil
    26 x 37.5 cm
    D-1959-12
  • Palms and People in Park 1959
    pencil
    27 x 37.5 cm
    D-1959
  • Sheds and stables, Ivymeade 1959
    pencil
    27 x 37.5 cm
    D-1959
  • Port Adelaide 1959
    pencil, crayon
    27 x 37.5 cm
    D-1959
  • Men Working and Trolleybus, Hindley Street, Adelaide 1959
    drafting pen, black ink
    27.5 x 37.5 cm
    D-1958-2
  • School chairs 1958
    aka Two chairs
    drafting pen, brown ink
    36.3 x 27 cm
    D-1958
  • Wounded Tree from Our Window 2003
    pastel
    42 x 31 cm
    2006
  • Boiling the Billy 2001
    pastel
    29.7 x 42 cm
    2001
  • Danger - Demolition, NSW Fisheries House, Kent St, after Fire 1985
    drafting pen and wash
    38 x 51 cm
    1985
  • Burnt-out Building, Clarence St, Sydney 1985
    drafting pen and spittal wash on toned paper
    38 x 51 cm

Drawings : Scenes 58 Works
Drawings : Scenes 58 Works

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