FICTION | ILLUSTRATION | GRAPHIC DESIGN | ART
Two years ago, it was a lockdown Christmas and a very snowy start to 2021. I was drawing the Tudor Queens in my flat, which resulted in three five feet highly detailed drawings of Katharine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Catharine Parr. Using just pencil and biro on paper the drawings took hundreds of hours … Continue reading A visit to Peterborough Cathedral
The Tudor Queens began as a Lockdown drawing project. A year later, it is amazing to share these fragile paper and biro full-length portraits at an exhibition. This really is a moment to be celebrated, a time to reflect on how aspects of our pre-2020 lives are returning and how creativity got so many of … Continue reading Behind The Queens
Yesterday, I was very moved by a conversation with the inspirational couple who purchased this portrait at my 2018 exhibition. They understood so completely the amount of emotion that went into this drawing. M said to me, “It’s like the painting of Dorian Grey. Every ounce of pain in your life, every bit of effort, … Continue reading The ‘Dorian Grey’ One
Natalie Knowles 