Charcoals for Sale

'I was taught to draw in my art college training – first in a Foundation course, then at the Byam Shaw School.  We were taught to analyze and to simplify, to seek significant lines and elements of an object so as to represent it in two dimensions.'
JONATHAN SAINSBURY

'His sketch books reveal an uncompromising belief that nature must be observed carefully in order to capture a living image convincingly.  The tiniest characteristics - those little nuances which make the difference between a good and accurate reproduction and a rewarding and living work of art - can only be recorded in the field.  Consequently, he has amassed a wonderful library of field sketch pads which represent countless hours of wildlife-watching.'
SHOOTING GAZETTE

'Earlier in my working life, I used charcoal drawings as preparatory sketches.  I used to pounce these drawings out on to a canvas or board to make an oil painting.  But I became irritated by the loss of vitality in this process.  I found that the charcoal could work in its own right as a picture.'
JONATHAN SAINSBURY