Rare is it that I’m not writing about sculpture here on the blog but when I saw Jonathan Delafield Cook’s charcoal drawings I was blown away. When I saw their scale I was even more impressed!
The above is from his Nest series and is 78×82 centimeters – that’s huge! And it’s all charcoal. Some people think charcoal and the first thought is “what a mess” but this is truly extraordinary. You can imagine a little bird just curling up inside it!
I mean, I just don’t event think I need to write anything. They’re that good.
You think you can touch them. I did when I first saw them.
I love the circular shape but I will note that he draws other things (other favorites are his animals – bulls, cows and feathers too).
For scale – in the background is one of his bulls I believe and in the foreground, his feathers. I love the unframed look, it’s what we have for several of our pieces in our home and it feels less intimidating.
And an anemone – he draws many floral pieces as well. Jonathan is a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London and from what I can tell he’s still working and living in the UK.
Tags: 2D, animals, Charcoal, circular, drawing, large scale, nature inspired, repetitive, UK artists