Ann Kipling: The Falkland Drawings, a Thirty-five Year Survey

by Robin Laurence

This monograph features a large selection of work from the senior artist's sojourn spent deeply connecting with one particular place over an extended period of time. Much of Kipling's drawing practice is carried on out of doors, on site, and each drawing is completed in one sitting, making her works encapsulated records of her eye and hand during a distinct period of time on a given day. The various linear schemata the artist has developed over the years for depicting trees, grasses, and moving clouds are emphatic carriers for the sense of the place where Kipling lives. There is an intriguing sense of the duration of time that Kipling is able to achieve in her drawings, so that the viewer feels they can almost sense life and movement as their eyes rove over the surface of the page. Each work is imbued with a restless, almost tumultuous energy. Ann Kipling's work can be found in numerous public collections across Canada including the National Gallery of Canada and The Vancouver Art Gallery.

64 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2014