Drawing as a Way of Knowing

House Returned. Charcoal on paper, 55 × 75 cm. 2026. | Currently on exhibition at Oriel Glasfryn.

Drawing is a way of understanding form through the movement of the hand.

Llanddwyn Skerries. A5 graphite drawing by Julian Brasington

Llanddwyn skerries. Graphite on paper, 10 × 15 cm. 2024.

Study in charcoal of Tywyn Du lighthouse (Penmon) and Ynys Seiriol (Puffin Island) by Julian Brasington.

Penmon. Charcoal on paper,14 × 21cm. 2024.

Study in Pierre Noire of four groynes at Aber Ogwen by Julian Brasington.
Study in Pierre Noire of a series of groynes at Aber Ogwen by Julian Brasington.

Studies of groynes (Aber Ogwen). Pierre Noire on paper, 14 × 19 cm. 2025.

There comes a point when the drawing,
not the hand,
determines what the drawing has to say.

Portrait in charcoal of a man's face by Julian Brasington.

Mute. Charcoal on paper, 50 × 38 cm. 2026

I have come to understand that what I mistake for tiredness in the moment that I step away from a drawing is not tiredness but rather my body recognising when the drawing has arrived.

An early stage drawing of a face by Julian Brasington
A later stage charcoal drawing of a face by Julian Brasington.

Untitled study. Charcoal on paper, 42 × 30 cm. 2025.

Drawing in graphite of Penmaen Mawr seen across fields by Julian Brasington.

Penmaen Mawr. Graphite on paper, 10 × 15 cm. 2026.

Oak gall ink and charcoal study of man's head drawing with a reed pen by Julian Brasington.

Study of a head. Oak gall ink and charcoal on paper, 10 × 10 cm. 2026

A line drawn with force releases drawing and drawer.

Night Went With It. Charcoal on paper, 50 × 38 cm. 2026