LUCY LYTTELTON

I always start with drawing. Charcoal is one of my favourite materials to work with. I love how it feels and it can be very forgiving. I can rub things out and layer marks. It allows me to be reckless and through that I access a confidence.

“Dance and music influence my work a lot. I dance flamenco so that influences the way I make marks and I often draw from videos of my class. I like drawing landscapes too, but I keep away from photos as i’m not looking to replicate anything, more wanting to emulate a feeling.”

I never have a plan as such, just a vague idea, that never turns out how I first imagined it. Usually there will be a colour combination or a note on my phone that I will work from, and once the first few marks are made it’s then a process of working it out. I’m responding to it as it goes, it’s very reactive and that’s what it’s about for me. After it’s done, the work takes on another meaning I think.

With these chalk pieces in particular music and time were very important. I made them through covid so I had a lot of time to reflect and I feel like they are very pensive and reflective because of that.