Drawings : People

"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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Drawings

Theme: People
Theme:
Medium:
Grid view
List view
Drawings Theme: People
145 Works to view Page 1 2
145 Works to view Page 1 2
People: The human narrative and genre scenes inspired by domestic situations, people at work, musicians, commuters, social issues, blindness, illness, poverty, old age. Portraits include family members, self-portraits, children, babies, and people in their environment. In major paintings the subject is repeated from varied viewpoints in a fugal style composition.
  • Paul playing cello 2 (side view) 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink
    59.3 x 41.8 cm
    D-1977
  • Paul playing cello 3 (front) 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink
    59.3 x 41.8 cm
    D-1977
  • Stephen as a young boy listening 1976
    black ballpoint pen
    29.3 x 20.3 cm
    D-1976
  • Uncle Ted Telling a Joke 1975
    drafting pen, brown ink
    24.5 x 26.3 cm
    D-1975
  • Uncle Ted Eating Breakfast 1975
    drafting pen, brown ink
    24.5 x 26.3 cm
    D-1975
  • Sketch of Paul on Skateboard 1975
    charcoal
    37.3 x 27.2 cm
    D-1975
  • Ted shielding light with newspaper 1975
    aka Ted Watching TV
    drafting pen, brown ink
    36.8 x 53.4 cm
    D-1975
  • Stephen with Empty Plate 1972 circa
    pastel
    49 x 64 cm
    D-1972-c
  • Nick Origlass, Mayor of Leichhardt Council 'His Worship' 1972
    black ballpoint pen
    18.7 x 15.2 cm
    D-1972
  • Izzy Wyner, Leichhardt Council Alderman 1972
    black ballpoint pen
    18.8 x 15.2 cm
    D-1972
  • Four-year-old Stephen considering 1972
    charcoal (glassine)
    37.3 x 27.3 cm
    D-1972
  • Michaela in Pink Pyjamas 1971 circa
    pastel
    48.5 x 50 cm
    D-1971-c
  • Sketch of a Woman in Glebe Point Road 1971 c.
    felt-tip pen, black texta on newsprint
    14.9 x 10 cm
    D-1971
  • Paul at Six, in Yellow Skivvy 1971
    pastel
    63.0 x 48.0 cm
    D-1971
  • Paul, head study in pencil 1971
    pencil
    37.8 x 27.5 cm
    D-1971
  • Stephen, Alert Toddler 1970 circa
    charcoal and white chalk
    75.0 x 55.0 cm
    D-1970-1-c
  • Stephen, one week old 1968
    pencil
    27.6 x 37.7 cm
    D-1968
  • Observant Michaela 1967 circa
    brush and ink
    21.5 x 21.5 cm
    D-1967-1
  • Small Child Asleep, Michaela in Floral Dress 1966 c.
    black ballpoint pen
    27.8 x 37.9 cm
    D-1966
  • Study of baby's feet (Paul) 1965 circa
    pencil
    27.8 x 37.9 cm
    D-1965
  • Andy asleep 1965
    black conte
    27.8 x 37.9 cm
    D-1965
  • Wide-eyed Baby, Michaela 1965
    black conte
    35.6 x 25.7 cm (25.1 cm circ. perf.)
    D-1965
  • Sleeping Baby (Paul) 1965
    pencil
    27.6 x 37.7 cm
    D-1965
  • Sleeping Child, foreshortened view (Paul) 1965
    black conte
    27.8 x 37.9 cm
    D-1965
  • Sleeping Child, head turned to right (Paul) 1965
    black conte
    27.8 x 37.9 cm
    D-1965
  • Auntie Marie 1962
    crayon
    37.3 x 27.4 cm
    D-1962
  • Perce (study for painting) 1962
    pencil
    37.7 x 27.6 (t) - 27.8 (b) cm
    D-1962-2
  • Peter Creet, Julian Ashton's (smoking pipe) 1961
    charcoal
    50.7 x 38.3 cm
    D-1961-4
  • Girl at YWCA Hostel ('Tremayne', Kirribilli) 1961
    black conte
    37.8 x 27.5 cm
    D-1961-6
  • Dad writing 1961
    red crayon
    26.9 x 36.3-36.4 cm (irreg.)
    D-1961
  • Male Nude Model, Julian Ashton Art School 1961
    nib pen, black ink
    27.9 x 37.9 cm
    D-1961-10
  • Miss Scalone modelling, Julian Ashton Art School 1961
    crayon
    50.9 x 38 cm
    D-1961-11
  • Mum 1961
    crayon
    37.5 x 27.6 cm
    D-1961-15
  • Ian Chapman, Julian Ashton's 1961
    pencil
    19.0 x 27.8 cm
    D-1961
  • Dick Ashton (new Principal, JAAS) 1961
    crayon, black
    37.8 x 27.5 cm
    D-1961-18
  • Rod Ewins, Julian Ashton Art School 1961
    brown crayon
    37.8 x 27.5 cm
    D-1961-19
  • Male Nude, Back View, Julian Ashton Art School 1961
    black conte
    37.9 x 27.9 cm
    D-1961-21
  • Student at YWCA Hostel (from Lithgow) 1961
    crayon
    37.8 x 27.5 cm
    D-1961-22
  • Gum-tree roots, outback creek 1961
    nib pen, black ink
    27.6 x 37.7 cm
    D-1960
  • Henry Gibbons, Julian Ashton Art School 1960
    nib pen, black ink
    36.5 x 26.9 cm
    D-1960
  • Marj the Cook, GFS Hostel 1960
    crayon
    36.5 x 27.1 cm
    D-1960
  • GFS Dickensian conditions, student writing 1960
    crayon
    36.5 x 27.1 cm
    D-1960
  • Friend at YWCA Hostel, Kirribilli, Tremayne 1960
    aka Portrait Drawing
    nib pen, black ink
    38.0 x 27.4 cm
    D-1960-4
  • Mrs Henderson, Girls Friendly Society Lodge, Adelaide 1960
    pencil
    37.4 x 26.4 cm
    D-1960
  • Dale Bagshaw, boarder at Girls Friendly Society Lodge, Adelaide 1960
    crayon
    52.7 x 41.4-41.5 cm
    D-1960
  • Henry Gibbons, Julian Ashton Art School 1960
    brown crayon
    33.7 x 20.8 cm
    D-1960-8
  • Ballet students pausing 1960
    nib pen, black ink
    20.2 x 30.8 cm
    D-1960
  • Uncle Ted smiling 1960
    crayon
    29.5 x 24.6 cm
    D-1960
  • Marg, the Cook at the Girls Friendly Society Hostel (Adelaide) 1960
    crayon
    52.7-52.8 x 41.6 cm
    D-1960
  • Colleen Goodfellow knitting (GFS Lodge) 1960
    pencil
    40.7 x 26.5 cm
    D-1960
  • Asleep in dormitory, GFS Lodge 1960
    crayon
    26.5 x 40.7 cm
    D-1960-16
  • Frank modelling, Julian Ashton Art School 1960
    nib pen, black ink
    36.5 x 26.9 cm
    D-1960
  • Margory Papps (Cook, GFS Hostel) 1960
    crayon
    50.2 x 37.9 cm
    D-1960
  • Model posing, South Australian School of Art 1960
    charcoal
    34.7 x 47.4 cm
    D-1960
  • Model sleeping, South Australian School of Art 1960
    charcoal, brown chalk, white highlights
    43.0 x 58.5 cm
    D-1960
  • Two women eating (sketch for John Martin's Cafe painting) 1959
    for major composition painting, SASA 1959
    pencil
    19.5 x 25.2 cm
    D-1959
  • Girls sleeping, GFS Lodge 1959
    pencil
    37.4 x 26.5 cm
    D-1959
  • Seated student (Pauline Gilmore, SASA) 1959
    nib pen, black ink
    50.5(l)-50.8(r) x 32.5(b)-33(t) cm
    D-1959
  • 14 figures from above (North Terrace, Adelaide) 1959
    pencil
    25.1 x 20.2 cm
    D-1959
  • 10 figures from above (North Terrace, Adelaide) 1959
    pencil
    25.1 x 20.2 cm
    D-1959
  • Anne on beach (GFS friend) 1959
    pencil
    27.5-27.8 (var.) x 37.7 cm
    D-1959-9
  • Uncle Ted, resting head on hand 1959
    pencil
    37.5 x 26.6 cm
    D-1959
  • Couple walking, North Terrace 1959
    pencil
    25.1 x 20.2 cm
    D-1959
  • Eddy, GFS Lodge 1959
    pencil
    37.5 x 26.7 cm
    D-1959
  • Colleen (mending) 1959
    GFS Lodge, Adelaide
    pencil
    37.5 x 26.6 cm
    D-1959
  • Art student drawing, SASA 1959
    pencil
    37.5 x 26.6 cm
    D-1959
  • Girls Friendly Society Hostel (reading) 1959
    pencil
    37.5 x 26.6 cm
    D-1959
  • Girl reclining 1959
    pencil
    26.5 x 37.4 cm
    D-1959
  • Ballet dancer sewing 1959
    pencil
    37.4 x 26.5 cm
    D-1959
  • Me (GFS Lodge) 1959
    pencil
    37.5 x 26.6 cm
    D-1959

Drawings : People 145 Works to view Page 1 2
Drawings : People 145 Works to view Page 1 2

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