the moving figure

The study of the human figure is a constant practice in Maggie's work.  She particularly enjoys collaborating with performing artists and is currently an artist in residence with Pavilion Dance in Bournemouth.  Here she is given the opportunity to sketch at the side of the stage while the various dance companies develop their choreography and run through their rehearsals.  She was also artist in residence for the first Bournemouth Jazz Festival held in the summer of 2015.
 
        "For me, portraying the moving figure takes life drawing to an entirely new level.  The challenge of capturing movement offers a refreshing immediacy and directness of approach.  It's a truly spontaneous experience where the eye follows one line of action before being distracted by another.  What you see is continually changing and often at great pace.  I find it impossible to present any particular moment in time.  Rather, my aim is to convey the feeling & flow of each dance as a whole.  I choose art materials that swiftly follow the line of my hand - such as charcoal, pastels & watercolour.  I build up a collection of responses: shapes formed, textures, lines tracing the direction of movement, the occasional detail.  Gradually, the figures emerge from the page"

Maggie has an honours degree in Fashion & Textiles and is a freelance surface pattern designer. Her experience as a qualified teacher in Further and Higher Education includes textile design, visual studies and fine art.  She also offers her own specialised drawing workshops.

While Maggie deals mostly with the UK and US markets, her artwork has also sold in Europe, Saudi Arabia and Australasia.