Tonal shading.

Pencil

image scanned from Sketchbook #92

I am not that pencil

straight and true

Or the picture

Shade and texture drew

And I am not the dropped one

...broken, brittle

It just flew from finger onto floor

Nor am I pack fresh and brand new

Not sharpened like a jewel

Or snapped in two

Or whittled and tossed away all together

I am the artist, spinning a yarn

in pencil

Text inspired by a poem called THE PENCIL by PAM PUSSYCAT

For a copy of the poem contact sharemyart@gmail.com

Rubbings of stone carvings in pencil.

Here is a collection of rubbings. Rubbings of stone carvings in pencil. I collected the images this morning, some of them came from St. John's. In this instance I have used a soft pencil (4B) .The images are created by placing paper over the symbol, motif or detail of choice and rubbing. I tended to rub back and forth in the same direction. Wax or chalk is just as effective. Then they were scanned, re sized and enhanced.

It's a continuation of the symbols, motifs and detail theme, below are designs including, oak leaf, circle and cross and a rolling scroll.

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Gothic Symbolism.

This image is a repeat pattern of an earlier drawing.

Palm, eye, triangle, fingers, windows, temple, heart, bat.

Pencil and watercolour pencil.

I have explored an illusionist theme, where the fingers also double up as architectural features - windows in a temple.

Here I have duplicated my drawings to create a repeat pattern.

Gothic Chalice.

GOTHIC CHALICE or THE HOLY GRAIL

Coloured pencils and ink.

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Gothic Medallion in Negative - Pentagram.

Pencil and ink.

Another moon study.

Ink, pencil and oil pastel.

Another study of the moon.

The composition was inspired by the layout of a Polaroid photograph.

Pencil was used for mark making.

Gothic Geometry.

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My unicursal triquetra.

Pencil and ink.

3x vesica pisces.

A symbol of the sacred feminine.

I created these images by scanning sections from my sketchbook, adding text.

I have used tonal shading and cross hatching in the background.

A rubbing, in pencil, of a stone carving.

A circle and a cross.

My variation of an inverted pentagram, or a five pointed pentacle?

I have used tonal shading to enhance the geometry of the shapes within.

Gothic Symbol Matrix. Negative Symbol Matrix.

Gothic Symbols Revisited. Symbolism.

Share my Gothic. Symbols.

© MARCO MOONE 2008

Gothic Symbol Matrix.

Gothic Symbol Matrix 2008.
Pencil and ink.
Completed in just under 6 hours.
First I drew the grid and then the letters G-O-T-H-I-C from the Gothic Alphabet.
I drew the letters in pencil then went over them with ink when I was happy with their shape.
The other squares in the grid are populated with adaptations of symbols found in an old encyclopedia.

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Famous quote three. Share my moon rising. Another moon study. Paint my moon. A moon study in watercolour. Marco Moone Poetry. Moon over and out. Moon overboard. Moon over sidewalk. Moon over pylon two. Cityscape moon. Crescent moons. Moon over tear. Crescent Mary setting moon sketch. Tower pylon church sketch. Moon over owl. Ceri's moon and star scape. Solar shadows. Good Morning Moon! The Moon and Venus in the garden. Pain of a hero. Chapter 18. Once in a blue moon. Moon over pylon. Can you heal the World? A study of the Moon. Graffiti moon.1 Graffiti moon. The ingenious plastic lamp. The sundial. The sunflower competition. Rain. The Moon at nine fifteen. Happy earthday. Tsunami. Solar flowered eclipse. Everybody knows that... St. Thomas' & the Pylon. Astronomical. A portrait of the Moon.

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A compendium of titles.

A compendium of titles. 10 chosen.
A collection presented in pencil, scanned and enhanced.
The swimming pool library.
Shop & bin.
Pencil the crowd.
St. Thomas'.
Tonal shading.
At last a smile.
Gothic symbols.
Fourteen Alma Lane.
Chapter 18.
Compass.

Pencil: The Crowd.

Same street different house.
Same meal different restaurant.
Same outfit different venue.
Same crowd different ?

Pencil drawing. I have enhanced the tone of my spontaneous sketch.

2006

A collection of works submitted for exhibition.

1. Crescent Mary.

A pencil sketch. Crescent moon, pylon, bridge and St Mary's church. There's a lot going on in this one. Ceri says it looks like a cell.

2. India Tower.

This geometric drawing is based upon the architectural features of a building. India Tower (previously known as Park Hyatt Tower) is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Mumbai, Maharashtra and will be one of the tallest and greenest buildings in India once completed.

3. Sketchbook #93.

Two images culled from my Farnham Art College Sketchbook 1993.

The first image is titled, 'Shop & Bin' and is based upon an urban facade with street furniture. Collage. The second collage is titled, 'The Swimming Pool Library.' Inspired by a novel by Alan Hollinghurst. Collage. I did a lot of swimming at the time.

4. The Spire of St Thomas.

A pencil sketch of the spire. A preliminary study for another work. Finished? The architects name eludes me.

5. Twin Towers.

A geometric study of the WTC Twin Towers and surrounding architectural features. Namely the 'trident'.

Gothic Symbols revisited.

A window. Pencil and ink in negative.

N N N N N N N N

My drawings are inspired by Gothic Symbols.
A revival.
I have explored an illusionist theme, where the fingers also double up as architectural features - windows in a temple.

Gothic eye> Pencil and ink in negative.

Gothic eye, cross and crown. Graffiti and fabric.

A window on the world. A temple in suspension.

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Fabric, frames and photography. 2006

Paul's optical illusion.

Pencil drawing culled form Sketchbook #92.

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Twins: Portrait of an Artist?

This pencil drawing is an adaptation of a photograph of a famous artist.
Can you guess who?
I originally included other artists in the sketch, over working and spontaneous scribbles meant erasing the other figures. The combination of textures and smudges results in a mysterious scene. For example, the contrast of tones between the apparel, the face and the black tie.
The black smudge on the the textile background.
The image sits well with the poem:-

Twins.
Everything I have done, you have done.
Everywhere I have been, you have been.
Every word I have said, you have said.
Twins of different wombs, different minds, different worlds, different times.
How come you know so much about my life?
Can anyone write the next line?

Milan Cathedral.

Drawn in pencil this is a copy of the original design of Caesar Caesariano (1521), based upon a series of evenly spaced concentric circles and a modulus of 12 and 7 units, the zodiac and the 7 (known) planets.

I used the modulus to recreate the illustration which I found in a book about geometry by Stephen Skinner.

'Milan Cathedral: The long drawn-out construction of the cathedral saw many changes and many new plans. During the rulership of the Duke Francesco Sforza several artists worked on the building, and both Leonardo da Vinci and Bramante were kept busy working out the proportions of the dome.'

India dreams skyscraper design.

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India Temple. "A skyscraper design for the new millennium."

My designs are inspired by the Indian Tower which was intended to become India's first super-tall skyscraper.

Taking inspiration from the walkways and levels between floors, a plan view of the structure and the building profile which was designed by Fox & Fowle Architects.

My designs were created by marking out a box 16x16 cm. Dividing this into 4 squares.

I have used tonal shading to enhance the line drawings and the geometry of the architectural symbolism.

The architectural concept of the building included a stacked box type structure, each one rotated slightly. These were to include sky-garden levels, each tall enough to grow trees. This type of skewed box style is an emerging architectural form, however the construction of the building in Mumbai was cancelled and replaced by DB Towers.

Click here to see a rendering of the new design. (skyscrapercity.com)

ALPHABET MATRIX

TONAL SHADING

SOME MORE TONAL SHADING

A PENTAGRAM

Check out these links to view some more of my work in pencil.

A self portrait by Hannah.

A self portrait by Hannah in pencil.

I have enhanced these images. The first one has been distorted using the bubble effect.

The second one has been transformed into negative and enhanced with a fine art cross hatching effect.

The Screen.3

These 3 images feature details from the panels and the spines of The Screen.

A collage of colour prints, the iron gates of Crow Nest Park.

Inspired by a sense of place. The Calder and Hebble Navigation, Ravensthorpe and Thornhill Lees. Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.

The photograph above looks upside down, don't be fooled!

The spire of St' Thomas'. A pencil sketch on the first spine of The Screen.

Both spines are visible in this image.

Sunglasses.

Reflection, reflection, reflection.

This is a scanned and enhanced pencil drawing.

The drawing was inspired by a photograph from a magazine.

It's certainly a body of work that is often quoted in philosophical circles.

Pencil drawing inspired by a magazine image. 2006

SATURNDAY

in watercolour

Voltaire Candide

© MARCO MOONE 2008

Campsite phone box sketch.

Pencil sketch of a campsite phone box.

This sketch was completed over the course of 3 days, while we sat chatting to each other and the international visitors. The phone boxes are blue and they hang on sun bleached yellow walls, they became very popular in the evenings, usually the one on the right which still has a working internal light. I have tried to capture some of the animation around the scene and a sense of place. The sketch has become smudged through carriage.



Kerching, pring, pring, dong.

Geometric landscapes.

Geometric landscapes.
Collage.
Images culled from Sketchbook #92.
Graph paper, ink, pencil crayon, photographs, facsimiles.