“People being still somewhere” will be an exhibition of drawings. Eastland’s work focuses

on themes of memory and human presence. Eastland uses the unusual and archaic medium

of silver and goldpoint drawing to make small, intensely intimate portraits. These works

sometimes incorporate lines of hand-written text recalling remembered speech or details

associated with the person drawn. The works are repeatedly scratched-away and redrawn

over long periods of time, sometimes continuing over the course of years. He doesn’t

consider his drawings to ever really be finished. The practice of Life Drawing and drawings-

from-life are also an important part of his artistic life; the exhibition will include examples of

these as well as sketchbooks. He is fascinated by the ways hand-drawn lines and marks are

able to convey meaning and the sense of presence. He hopes to give a series of talks and

demonstrations at the gallery while the exhibition is on.

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