Artist Edward Crumpton continues his exploration of walking by visiting twelve islands off the British coastline to bring him closer to the elements of nature, study the geological formation and erosion of each island and investigate the essence of how and why humans inhabit remote places. The islands Edward will be visiting are governed by the mainland and ...
Created by Edward Crumpton, an artist living and working in North Devon, this sculpture takes its inspiration from the almost mythical Mariner’s Way, a 73 mile long footpath running from Bideford to Dartmouth, via the wilds of Dartmoor. This arduous, and sometimes treacherous footpath was used, from the late 1600s by mariners wishing to change ships, crossing ...
The path to Ebbor Gorge meandered in and out of rocks and rubble, I was one of many who settled into it’s sites that afternoon, The sun began to rise over the clouds, I past through budding trees and brown leaves that scattered the ground. The view on top of Ebbor Gorge gave a romantic view of the landscape that is Somerset.
The morning was icy, the sun was low, and the air was fresh. The metal nib snapped like an icicle as I drew my last drawing.
24 Drawings – 24 Hours :- Clouds smoulder over moon. Grass glitters in the light. The wind is collecting sand. -extract from Edward Crumpton’s Diary at 2am, 22nd September 2010 Clouds are moving passed the moon. It’s calm white light subtly changes the mood of the landscape bringing the dark shadows forwards whilst shimmering in the sea. A wind ...
101 Drawings – 101 Miles :- 8 Days Walking 7 Days Camping 6 Days Washing 5 Day Maps. 4 Days of Sun 3 Days of Rain 2 Days on Exmoor 1 Day on Dartmoor. These are the things I remember. ——–
4 Drawings a Day – 60 Days :- I wake up to my alarm which is instructing me to draw. It is 3am. Fumbling on the ground my hand reaches a pen and I begin to draw. Looking up, a street light gleams into my eyes and for a moment the whole room is filled with an orange glow. I try to collect my thoughts, however sleep deprivation is forcing my eyelids shut ...
6 Sketchbooks – 150miles :- I remember the preparation, the studying, the mapping, the drawing, the walking, the thinking, the noise, the calm, the colour, the daylight, the moonlight, the dreams. the mornings, the talking, the marking, the involvement, the observation, the achievement, the sweat, the back ache, the worry, the cooking, the cleaning, the ...