Grand Canyon

Martin Beek
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Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon

Sanguine on paper 34 x 46 I made a trip here in February and a number of drawings. We had two big (snow) storms this is an impression from the south rim.

Over the past two years I’ve been drawing and painting on the Ridgeway near Wantage, so a recent trip to South West USA inspired some very different kinds of landscapes to those of my last exhibition. My first journey to this part of America was in 1982. This early spring I was able to revisit these stunning locations with Alison. We made many sketches and took many photographs during our trip. These two drawings in sanguine chalk are inspired by the overwhelming scale of the landscape there. Whilst in Grand Canyon there was a huge snowstorm which I evoke in the drawing. In Monument Valley, after waking up to snow cover from the night before, the day turned out to be quite warm and we went down into the valley and followed a trail around one of the gigantic ‘Mittens’ . The red sanguine chalk reflects the dominant colour of the rock there.

Next month, I look forward to working as artist-in-residence again at Camp Walden, North Michigan, where I’ve worked for many years

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Taken on: May 5, 2023
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