‘FROM THE HEART’

An online exhibition of small original colour pencil drawings by Claire Ishino.

At the start of the year, I wasn’t sure where to begin. And the thing I have learned about not knowing which direction to go in, is that you just have to make a start and see where the journey takes you. The feelings always follow.

And so, without expectation or any clue of where I would end up, I began doodling my days and evenings away. Beginning with a shape and intuitively choosing the next mark or shape to sit beside it. One colour speaks to the next and indicates the following one to be chosen. Drawing without a plan is not something I normally do; I always have a rough draft and several colour roughs before I embark on a finished ‘artwork’. But I gave myself permission to just have fun with these - working in colour pencil so it didn’t feel too serious or formal.

I hope you enjoy these bright and cheerful small works drawn straight from the heart.

Claire Ishino