‘Lineage and Line’ is an exhibition of line drawings by Angharad Neal-Williams and me.
The show reflects our love of the drawing process and our resolve to find ways to maintain drawing practices during the lockdowns imposed by Covid-19.
When restrictions allowed, I continued my practice of drawing models from life. But when lockdowns prevented this, I joined a global drawing community that met weekly on zoom. These fast-paced sessions, where willing participants posed for the length of a track of music while everyone drew them, provided an array of faces to draw and connected me to an inspirational community of drawers.
With the usual markers of time blurred by the sameness of each week, Angharad documented the passing of days by drawing and celebrating the small moments found within a restricted life.
The show is on at Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong from 10 February to 25 March 2022.