About
Artist Statement
Dawn McLaughlin
I have moved between many mediums and art forms over the years, but drawing is the one I always return to. Its immediacy allows my personal expression to come through most honestly. Charcoal, pastel, and graphite are my preferred mediums and faces and figures are my primary focus. I am captivated by the power of the portrait to evoke and communicate the human condition.
My most recent work, Prelude , is an ongoing series of charcoal drawings inspired by old family photographs in which I explore themes of transience, impermanence, loss, and the passage of time within the context of human relationships and shared connection.
My work is held in private collections and has been exhibited in galleries, juried and non-juried...
