Nick Andrew. drawing projects

Drawing has always been an important part of my life. A passion and a need. A means of getting to know the world around me. A way of working out ideas, of trying things out, of playing. But always with an eye on how I may progress beyond.

However, over the past few years I have started to see drawing as an act which I can enjoy for its own sake. This began in January 2016 with a project entitled ‘Sticks in the Smoke’, exploring London’s public green spaces. More about this project here.

Since then I’ve undertaken several other drawing projects, examples of which can be seen in these pages: secret stourhead, southleigh summer, winter wylye. The year- long series of drawings produced in my last project: a gap in the market, which I started in September 2020, were exhibited at Fisherton Mill, Salisbury from August- September 2021.

From Jan 2022 until August 2023, I worked on a project called SPiRE: a series of plein air
drawings, looking back at Salisbury Cathedral spire from as far as possible beyond
the city, from 32 compass points. So, most are about the stunning wider landscape around Salisbury through the seasons. Each drawing also has a written narrative of things experienced while I was there, such as wildlife, sounds, the weather and more. These were exhibited at Fisherton Mill Gallery, Salisbury in Sept 2023.

My current project: confluence, started in January 2024, explores the sources, tributaries and confluences of the five rivers which flow into and through Salisbury (Avon, Wylye, Nadder, Bourne and Ebble). These drawings will be shown in Salisbury in September 2025.