Continuous line Hen by Logan Clarke. Mick Burton post.

Logan contacted me a couple of months ago, saying that he was in Year 7 at a school in Derbyshire and that his Art Teacher had asked his class to complete a homework project based upon my art.

He liked the Rhino that I had featured recently (which was done by a member of Pateley Bridge Art club during a workshop) and my Hen with eggs, which I show below.  He asked for some advice on how I do my continuous line drawings.

Harriet’s Busy day. Single continuous line drawing with colour sequence. Background based on eggs. Mick Burton, 2012.

I sent Logan a short write up on my approach to Continuous Line Drawing and he later sent me his marvellous coloured drawing of his own hen invention, shown at the top of this post.  He has used a range of colours which go well together and the yellows are placed in a very balanced way.  He shows the vibrancy and character of the hen.

Logan’s Dad Paul also had a go at a continuous line Guinea Pig which I show below.

Logan’s Dad Paul Clarke’s continuous line guinea pig. Mick Burton post.

This is an excellent compact drawing with solid balanced colours.  I can imaging this animal bulldozing its way through the straw.

Logan had said that he was due to visit York on holiday and he was looking forward to doing a drawing of York Minster.  I said that I would like to see the result.  Here it is.

York Minster, drawing by Logan Clarke. Mick Burton post.

I mentioned to Logan that I have an ancestor, Thomas Mace a 17th century composer, who said in his book on music that he was at a service in the Minster during the Civil War when York was under siege by Cromwell’s soldiers.  He described how a small missile from a gun smashed through a high window and bounced off several pillars inside before hitting the floor.  Made me think of a pin ball machine.