LaurenceMorganArt

The last few years have been both incredibly exciting and a formidable challenge for me. First there was the publication of my book " Be Where You've Gone," a collection of my work over the last decade in varying styles. Then there were a series of exhibitions which culminated with Carousel being exhibited with OutsideIn's national exhibition Humanity, at the beautiful setting of Sotheby's in London. In addition to these my busy year included trips overseas competing for Great Britain in the international sport of para-climbing. I am reliant on my non-dominant hand post brain injury, and with the precision and concentration involved in merely holding a pencil and then marking paper, my art quickly progressed. It became "stylised" by the difficulty and enormous fatigue I felt in trying to control my hand and arm. It was an obstacle for example to drawing solid lines. I was not capable of doing what to most is a simple task. When I draw my mind views marking the paper as a puzzle, what technique can I employ to create the depth, the shadow and the lightness within my muse's vision. In this I find beauty and I cannot express the love and feeling of achievement if I can capture a fleeting emotion or wonderful thought. I enjoy techniques such as pointillism, the build up of dots, crosses or shapes of various sizes or density. In my head it feels like a natural equation or a formula. With my art and indeed my whole life I like and support the idea of leaving no trace, not having an impact on the environment. Both in my work and life, I like the idea of leaving no trace. Not having an impact on the environment. There are additional limitations of my brain injury, it creates a fierce flurry of challenges associated with organisation, communication and multitude of barriers to exhibiting that make my choice of throwaway materials, recycled canvases and frames a more accessible monitory option, as does it reduce my inhibitions or hesitancy. It's a tricky balance because I want my work to have a value, or for it to appeal to an audience quite possibly as a means to steady my own doubts and uncertainty. Recently "Portrait Swaps" have offered me an additional route to having my work seen and appreciated. I randomly send out portraits on post it notes, postcards, labels, tickets and alike. My art has a symbiosis with my climbing in that I find that they both allow me to focus and to shut out everything else. I am in a moment of time where nothing else matters, can bother or indeed distract me. I always look forward to and fully enjoy the interesting places people and cultures which competitive climbing will take me and where I can practice my passion for art.