A B O U T / O N P A P E R / J O U R N A L S E R I E S
Created with high end materials on Arches archival cotton paper and a mix of mediums of pencil, ink, aquarel (watercolour) and gouache. Guaranteeing longevity and quality. The premise of the collection is for the artist to explore different ideas, experiment freely outside of a definite collection.
The work is not meant to be coherent and the work is intended to be evolving and reflective and serves also as study. The artist's intention is to create work that is personal with a diary-like perspective. Expression of individualism is really important to the artist, there needs to be space to express this with perhaps a lesser commercial intent. To explore different ways of seeing the world. It is important to the artist to maintain creative freedom, to develop herself and allow her to change directions. The way the tools and mediums are used by the artists is dependent on experience in both craft and life and personal values. The artist sees this as a very important part of the artist's practice and intends to continue the drawing series. There is also a great curiosity of testing and for the sake of exploring and not knowing what the outcome will be.
Experimental work by artists is often kept private and is not encouraged by galleries because it is harder to sell. The learning and education aspect is incredible to the artist. Marianne Hendriks finds it important to further challenge and evolve not only just as an artist on a personal aspect but also in the context of our heritage and culture, and chooses therefore to share and make the work available.
All images are catalogued and registered in the artists atelier ledger.