Annotated Walk (Stepping into the unknown)

The picture shown here is of one of my latest pieces using photographs from around Coxmoor woods and some of the annotations I've made whilst walking.


The quotation down the side is by Henri Federic Amiel and reads...


'Any landscape is a condition of the spirit'

Artists Annotated Book...

Here is one drawing from an annotated notebook which I have just started.


Whilst walking it has been interesting to consider what I take for granted and then to try and see the landscape as if finding it for the first time with explorers eyes, taking notes about the conditions and what I find....

Every 50 Steps...

As well as the maps I'm also working on making up photographic compositions which show a where I tread every 50 steps:






The piece on the left has text at the bottom which says...




40 Recorded Moments
Every 50 Steps
Stone paths, Mud tracks, Reflections, Bricks, Rubbish, Shadows

A few map making ideas...

I've been working on maps of my walks thinking about what and how to represent the features I walk on and through along with what I find.
Shown here are a couple of test maps the one on the right the later version which I prefer with the more formal gridded pattern which also shows the direction of North South East and West.
I am working on the key diagrams thinking about how to give these a more uniform feel rather than the hand drawn effect which I'll show you once developed; keep walking...

A morning of lines, shadows, frost and light....

A walk of complete contrasts one minute in bright sunshine the next in deep shadow highlighting the lines and shapes in the landscape.
With my map making I am developing my own symbols with which to draw with to indicate the features I find as I walk of which I will upload some examples in the next few days....

Amazing detail in the woods...

Every time I walk in Coxmoor woods I'm amazed that there is something new to appreciate. I have to remember sometimes not to rush, but to take some time to see the detail. The rubbish left was more dramatic than usual (see the photo), again it's sad to see the blots on the landscape people leave....

Shapes textures and more....

A walk to the tower above Chatsworth house then continuing above the house through the woodland revealed a treasure trove of shapes textures and more. One of my favourite images is of the circle naturally weathered out of the sandstone, see the latest uploaded photos...