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."

DRAWINGS

Theme: Scenes
DRAWINGS Theme: Scenes
44 Works to view
44 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.
  • Toledo by Day (diptych - left), 2011
    pen
    15 x 21 cm
  • Toledo by Day (diptych - right), 2011
    pen
    15 x 21 cm
  • La Puerta del Vino, 2011
    pen
    21 x 15 cm
  • Murray River: Cliffs and Bird , 2011
    pen
    14 x 21 cm
  • Windmill, Murray River, 2011
    pen
    14 x 21 cm
  • Windmill, Kostverlorenkade, Amsterdam, 2010
    pen
    21 x 14 cm
  • Sketch: King Tide, Rozelle Bay, 2009
    pen
    21 x 29.7 cm
  • Sketch: Low Tide, Rozelle Bay, 2009
    pen
    21 x 29.7 cm
  • Young Street from Our Window, 2003
    pastel on Japanese paper
    62.5 x 94.5 cm
  • Wounded Tree from Our Window, 2003
    pastel
    42 x 31 cm
  • Boiling the Billy, 2001
    pastel
    29.7 x 42 cm
  • Lane Closed, Kent Street, Miller's Point, 1986
    pen and spittle wash
    18 x 26 cm
  • Danger - Demolition, NSW Fisheries House, Kent St, after Fire, 1985
    pen and wash
    38 x 51 cm
  • Palm Trees by Johnstons Creek Canal, Rozelle Bay, 1985
    pen and spittal wash on toned paper
    21 x 30 cm
    Private collection
  • Burnt-out Building, Clarence St, Sydney, 1985
    pen and spittal wash on toned paper
    38 x 51 cm
  • Rank Kirby Furniture Factory, Lilyfield (Piper St end), 1985
    pen and spittal wash on toned paper
    38 x 51 cm
  • Rank Kirby Furniture Factory, Interior, 1985
    pen and spittal wash on toned paper
    38 x 51 cm
  • Rank Kirby Furniture Factory and Whites Creek Canal, 1984
    pen and spittal wash
    37 x 50 cm
  • Fisheries House, Kent St, after Fire, 1984
    pen and spittal wash
    42 x 30 cm
  • Fisheries Building, Kent St – Fire Ruin , 1984
    pen and spittal wash
    30 x 42 cm
  • Native Pines, Meroo Point, NSW, 1980 circa
    pencil
    28 x 36 cm
  • Big Fat on the Jackhammer, 1980
    pen
    27 x 37 cm
  • Sheet Metal Guillotine, Williams & Sons, Fairfield, 1979
    pen and spittle wash
    17 x 23 cm
  • Scaffolding: St James Road Court from Elizabeth St, 1977
    pen
    54 x 37 cm
    (published in Draw Like Da Vinci, 2006)
  • Corner shop, Annandale and Wisdom Streets, 1977
    pen
    37 x 54 cm
  • Factory Workers Resting, The Crescent, Rozelle Bay, 1977
    pen and brown ink
    36.2 x 27 cm
  • Ruined Sheds and Gantry, Rozelle Bay , 1977
    pen and brown ink
    27 x 36.2 cm
  • Gantry Crane, Rozelle Bay , 1977
    pen and brown ink
    27 x 36.2 cm
  • Cascades, Wattamolla, Royal National Park, 1971
    ballpoint
    28 x 38 cm
  • View from Top Flat, 115A Paddington St., 1963
    pen and wash
    31 x 56 cm (var)
  • Glaring Afternoon Sun, Red Hill near Broken Hill, 1962
    crayon
    27.5 x 38 cm
  • Jagged Outback Rocks, 1961
    crayon
    28 x 38 cm
    (published in Draw Like Da Vinci, 2006)
  • Zig-zag Rocky Ridge, Broken Hill, 1961
    pen and black ink
    28 x 38 cm
  • Outback Gums and Saltbush (Stephens Creek) / Trees, 1961
    brush and ink
    39 x 56 cm
  • Gumtree Roots, Outback Creek, 1961
    pen
    27.5 x 37.7 cm
  • Splintered Outback Rock, Broken Hill, 1961
    crayon
    28 x 38 cm
  • Walsh Bay, Sydney, 1961
    pen and ink
    28 x 38 cm
  • Terrace Houses, Kings Cross, 1961
    pencil
    27 x 37 cm
  • Gnarled Olive Trees, City Parkland, Adelaide, 1960
    black and brown crayon
    27 x 37 cm
  • Narrow Street, The Rocks, Sydney, 1960
    charcoal
    37.5 x 27.5 cm
  • Men Working and Trolleybus, Hindley Street, Adelaide, 1959
    pen and black ink
    27.5 x 37.5 cm
  • Adelaide Street with Figures and Bus, 1959
    pencil
    25 x 20 cm
  • Man Seated under Old Gum, 1959
    cray-pas and pencil
    37.5 x 27 cm
  • Docks, Port Adelaide, 1959
    pencil
    26 x 37.5 cm

DRAWINGS : Scenes 44 Works to view
DRAWINGS : Scenes 44 Works to view


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