GIVE Lyn Raymer some charcoal and erasers and she\u2019ll give you a drawing full of emotion, texture, and a story.<\/p>\n
With that in mind, Raymer now has had two consecutive and distinct series on show at Exhibit B at Bendigo Bank Central.<\/p>\n
The first, Transit<\/em> was on display from 26 July to 6 August and featured drawings looking down on crowds, and the second Bombs and Beads <\/em>is showing until Monday, 22 August and features spherical drawings of sea mines and single worry beads.<\/p>\n The charcoal artist said the mines were inspired by a book about navel battleships she read when she was young and a subsequent recurring nightmare of a large sea mine appearing at her doorstep.<\/p>\n She said when the COVID-19 pandemic began, the spike protein reminded her of the mines.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen COVID came along, the ball with the little spikes, I thought \u2018I know you from somewhere\u2019,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI went to it and thought, there\u2019s my COVID. That was a little bit dark, and I thought I had to come out of here some time.\u201d<\/p>\n The worry beads were a way for Raymer to keep the spherical shape but draw something lighter in tone.<\/p>\n \u201cThey still had that sphere, but as I say, worry beads are supposed to get you out of a tense space and they did,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Raymer uses a reductive method of charcoal drawing, starting by covering the entire paper with charcoal, and then using erasers to \u201cchase the light\u201d and provide detail to the work.<\/p>\n \u201cI think people love [charcoal drawing] because they can get a variety of lines and moods,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can get very soft; you can smudge it. You get the big gesture from your arm and if you need to you can get the tiny details.\u201d<\/p>\n The artist, who honed her skill in Hong Kong and Dubai, has been a finalist in more than a dozen national prices, including the Muswellbrook Art Prize and Ravenswood Australian Women\u2019s Art Prize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GIVE Lyn Raymer some charcoal and erasers and she\u2019ll give you a drawing full of emotion, texture, and a story. With that in mind, Raymer now has had two consecutive and distinct series on show at Exhibit B at Bendigo Bank Central. The first, Transit was on display from 26 July to 6 August and […]<\/p>\n