Talking Points: Laura McKendry
How can material and scale change a drawing?
Laura McKendry is an artist who uses a range of materials to make work which reflects the in-between spaces and unexpected beauty in ordinary things.
Watch the below video and begin a discussion around the questions posed to explore further how Laura McKendry makes her work.
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Laura McKendry
Laura McKendry is an artist who lives and works in London. She takes her inspiration from nature – plants, animals, insects…
In the video above Laura shares why she likes drawing dogs, and why she likes using charcoal to help her make big gestural drawings.
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Questions to Ask Children
Why do you think Laura likes to work in large scale when she uses charcoal?
Which words would you use to describe Laura’s charcoal dogs?
What kinds of lines does she use?
Where does she move from when she draws? Her wrist? Her elbow? Her shoulder? Her whole body?
This Talking Points Is Used In...
Pathway: Gestural Drawing with charcoal
using sketchbooks to make visual notes
Show me what you see
