Drawings : Scenes

"Susan White is constantly sketching from everyday life and it is from the many sketchbooks that she first extracts the material for her compositions." (A. Wernig, Munich, 1980)

The artist works in a variety of drawing media: pen and ink, ballpoint, brush, crayon, chalk, pastel, conté, and charcoal. Recently she has developed mixed media techniques in silverpoint and goldpoint.

"Capturing the essence in line alone is for me the purest form of expression."

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Scenes
42 Works to view
42 Works to view
Scenes: Atmospheric landscapes composed in the studio: trees, rivers, rocks, cliffs. Plein air (early works) include bush, desert, sunsets and coastal scenes. City scenes include: streets, buildings, backyards, factories, and construction sites.
  • Houseboat trip, Murray River (windmill) 2011
    drafting pen, black ink
    14 x 18 cm
  • Murray River (cliffs and bird) 2011
    drafting pen, black ink
    14 x 18 cm
  • La Puerta del Vino 2011
    fibre-tip drafting pen, black ink
    20.7 x 14.8 cm
  • Toledo by day (diptych, RHS) 2011
    fibre-tip drafting pen, black ink
    14.8 x 20.7 cm
  • Toledo by day (diptych, LHS) 2011
    fibre-tip drafting pen, black ink
    14.8 x 20.7 cm
  • Molen [windmill], Kostverlorenkade, Amsterdam 1 2010
    drafting pen, black ink
    18 x 14 cm
  • Low tide, Rozelle Bay 2009
    drafting pen, black ink
    20.8 x 29.7 cm
  • King tide, Rozelle Bay 2009
    drafting pen, black ink
    20.8 x 29.7 cm
  • Stonehenge, drawn with freezing hand 2005
    drafting pen, black ink
    14 x 11 cm
  • LANE CLOSED, Kent Street, Miller's Point 1986
    drafting pen, brown ink and spittle wash
    18 x 26 cm
  • Kent Street 1985
    aka Traffic Control Man, Kent Street
    drafting pen, brown ink and spittle wash
    42 x 59 cm
  • Telegraph pole, Kent St, Miller's Point, Sydney 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    58.6 x 41.9 cm
  • Danger! Demolition, NSW Fisheries House, Kent St, after fire 1985
    drafting pen and wash
    38 x 51 cm
  • Rank Kirby Furniture Factory, abandoned 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and spittle wash
    38 x 51 cm
  • Rank Kirby Furniture Factory, Lilyfield (Piper St end), demolition in progress 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and spittle wash
    38 x 51 cm
  • Burnt-out building, Clarence St., Sydney 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and wash
    38 x 51 cm
  • Palm trees, Johnstons Creek Canal 1985
    aka Palm Trees by Johnstons Creek Canal, Rozelle Bay
    drafting pen, brown ink and spittle wash
    21 x 30 cm
  • Fisheries building, Kent St., fire ruin 1984
    drafting pen, brown ink and wash
    29.7 x 41.9 cm
  • Fisheries House, Kent St., after fire 1984
    drafting pen, brown ink and wash
    41.9 x 29.7 cm (image and sheet)
  • Rank Kirby Furniture Factory, Annandale 1984
    aka Rank Kirby Furniture Factory and Whites Creek Canal
    drafting pen, brown ink and mixed media
    37 x 50 cm
  • Big Fat on the jackhammer, Annandale 1980
    drafting pen, brown ink
    27 x 36.7 cm
  • Williams & Sons, Silverwater 4 (man operating sheet metal guillotine) 1979
    drafting pen, brown ink and spittle wash
    17.1 x 23.5 cm
  • Pine tree from window, Les Ulis, Paris 1979
    drafting pen, brown ink
    36 x 47.8 cm
  • Chatting commuters, Munich 1979
    'Munich commuters' series
    drafting pen, brown ink
    23.8 x 18.1 cm
  • Gantry crane: Rozelle Bay (from The Crescent) 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink
    27 x 36.4 cm
  • Ruined sheds and gantry, Rozelle Bay 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink
    27 x 36.4 cm
  • Factory workers resting, The Crescent, Rozelle Bay 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink
    36.4 x 27 cm
  • View St, Annandale with Balmain Power House 1977
    drafting pen, black ink and watercolour
    36.8 x 53.4 cm
  • Corner shop, Annandale and Wisdom Streets 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink
    36.8 x 53.4 cm
  • Scaffolding ( St James Road Court from Elizabeth St.) 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink
    53.4 x 36.8 cm
  • Cascades, National Park 1971
    Wattamolla Royal National Park
    ballpoint pen, black ink
    27.6 x 37.8 cm
  • View from top flat, 115A Paddington St. 1963
    dip pen and brush, black ink and wash
    30.5 - 32 (irreg. top) x 55.5 cm
  • Terrace Houses, Kings Cross (Sydney) 1961
    pencil
    27.2 x 37.3 cm
  • Walsh Bay, Sydney 1961
    dip pen, black ink
    27.5 x 37.8 cm
  • Gumtree roots, outback creek 1961
    dip pen, black ink
    27.5 x 37.7 cm
  • Outback gums and saltbush, Stephens Creek 1961
    (Atriplex nummularia)
    aka Trees
    dip pen and brush, black ink
    39.2 x 56.2 cm
  • Black velvet (JAAS) 1961
    charcoal, white chalk
    52.3 x 39-38.6 cm (var. rhs)
  • Zig-zag rocky ridge, Broken Hill 1961
    dip pen, black ink
    28 x 38 cm
  • The Rocks, Sydney 1960
    charcoal
    37.5 x 27.5 cm
  • Docks at Port Adelaide 1959
    pencil
    26.7 x 37.4 cm
  • Adelaide Street with figures and bus 1959
    pencil
    25.1 x 20.2 cm
  • Men working and trolleybus, Hindley Street, Adelaide 1959
    dip pen, black ink
    27.5 x 37.5 cm

Drawings : Scenes 42 Works
Drawings : Scenes 42 Works

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