THIS IS WHAT I SEEcollection of drawings 2009//2013
THIS BOOKLET IS A COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS i made SINCE I STARTED COLLEGE. DRAWING HAS BEEN MY PASSION AS LONG AS i CAN REMEMBER, BUT IT BECAME MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. WHEN i FIRST MOVED TO THE US IN AUGUST 2009, i had hard time expressing my thoughts AND MY VISION, as my english vocabulary was very limited. it was extremely frustrating and i had to look for new ways to communicate my ideas. my drawings became then like silent words that allowed me to dialogue with others overcoming the language barrier. I selected here some of my sketches as well as some of my more complex and detailed work.
HOPE YOU ENJOY !
laura colagrande
THIS IS WHAT I SEE
self portrait // may 2010 ballpoint pen
THIS ISME
INK + ACRILIC ON BRISTOL //SEPTEMBER 2009
UNDERWATER
INK + ACRILIC ON BRISTOL //SEPTEMBER 2009
ROCKS+BRICKS
INK ON PAPER // OCTOBER 2009
CHARLOTTES VILLE
INK ON PAPER // DECEMBER 2009PARIS
STILLLIFE
CHALK ON BRISTOL //MARCH - APRIL 2010
INK ON PAPER // may 2010
SACREDHEART CATHEDRAL,RICHMOND
CUBECUBE CUBEAXIONOMETRIC // INK ON PAPERSEPTEMBER 2010
PUBLICBATHAXIONOMETRIC // INK ON VELLUMDECEMBER 2010
WATERCOLOR + INK // APRIL 2011
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
ROOFSON A HILL INK +MARKERS ON PAPER //JULY 2011
self portrait // may 2010 ballpoint pen
BROAD STREETRICHMONDINK ON PAPER // SEPTEMBER 2012
BROAD STREET, AERIALVIEWRICHMONDVA INK ON PAPER// SEPTEMBER 2012
RICHMONDVA
RICHMONDVABLACK MARKERS + PEN // may 2012
LOSANGELESINK ON PAPER // JUNE 2012
ISTAMBUL,HAGIASOPHIA INK ON PAPER // AUGUST 2012
INK ON PAPER // AUGUST 2012 INK ON PAPER // AUGUST 2012
MILAN,GALLERIA
NEW MODERNWATERCOLORS + INK // MAY 2011
JAPAN ballpoint pen // AUGUST 2012
NEWYORK CITYLOVEself portrait // may 2010 ballpoint pen