How can material and scale change a drawing?

Laura McKendry is an artist who uses a range of materials to capture animals, making considered choices about material and movement to convey energy and reflect her subject. Her interests lie in exploring the relationship between humans and animals.

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?

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Pathway: Gestural Drawing with charcoal

This is featured in the ‘Gestural Drawing with Charcoal’ pathway

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