What motivates you to draw? What are you leaning towards? What do you feel is missing? What kind of drawing might you want to do?
When I meet people interested in learning to draw, these are the sort of questions I ask. So, if you’re curious about drawing and considering doing a workshop or course with me, but aren’t sure where to start, I’ve put this together for you…
My first Open Studio for the Forth Bridges Creative Trail was a wonderful weekend of creative connection
I’ve been invited to lead an online drawing workshop for the National Galleries Scotland soon, for their ‘Drawing Room Kitchen Table’ series, which is part of their public education programme.
Community is everything. We know ourselves in relation to others, respond to our peers through our work, make and share to be part of a wider conversation. The creative community I’ve found has been central to my recent artistic development,
Your invitation to visit my studioAt the end of May I’m taking part in the first Forth Bridges Creative Trail, a weekend of open studios, pop up exhibitions, workshops and creative events centred around the iconic Forth crossings.
Ten creatively curious people with ten sets of sound footwear (including one specially purchased pair of wellies) joined me at Haddon Hall Medieval Park for my ‘Drawing ancient trees’ workshop two weeks ago.
When we regard the natural world, we can’t help but see ourselves reflected back, seeing our faces in the clouds, our forms within the lines of trees. This interplay between human perception and nature’s inherent patterns reveals an undeniable truth: we are not separate from nature; we are part of it.
Tansy Lee Moir’s intricate charcoal drawings uncover the histories of ancient trees. These trees, shaped by human intervention, wildlife, and the elements, carry silent narratives etched into their bark. Her work reveals the resilience, beauty, and wisdom held within these long-living organisms, urging us to acknowledge our layered, enduring relationship with them.
‘I tried to get into the skin of a tree with this drawing. How does it feel to move like this beech? What does that twist feel like in my own body? Would I wear my own scars with as much dignity and grace?’ Tansy Lee Moir
I have 3 small works in this members’ show.
‘Time made wood’It’s a phrase that came to me early on in my tree drawing career and has been my guiding concept as my art has developed over the last 15 years.
This particular tree sums up my understanding of the phrase, encompassing the way trees grow and the way I see them, underpinning every drawing I’ve made.