Definitions of Drawing - Curated by Courtney Spencer
25 September - 14 November 2021
Sunny bank Mills, Farsley, Leeds, UK

Nine works from the recent 'Walking Ahead' series of ink drawings were shown in 'Definitions of Drawing', depicting a lone figure in the landscape. Hopkins is fundamentally a mark-maker and translates his seen and felt world into a series of tics, twitches, dots, nods and shakes. He sees this as coding, language, dialogue in and with itself. These marks have an erratic energy, they hum in response and in unison to one another, working within the safe confines of the planes perimeter. Hopkins writes about recent work and the ‘Walking Ahead’ series;“I have again returned to the landscape. To be in nature is grounding. As I physically navigate the landscape I am drawn away from being too confined within my head. I am aware of the elements external to myself and my thoughts. The landscape acts as a mirror, reflecting patterns in myself, inviting and allowing me to make intimate physical and emotional connections. The landscape connects me to my own history, the person I was and my ancestry. The landscape allows me to shift my perspective and to feel present in my own body. Thinking about my ‘Walking Ahead’ series, often when walking with others I fall behind. In this series there might be two things at play; There is the character of the walker, that we see up ahead. We can imagine what thoughts they might have or perhaps where their journey might be taking them. We can relate to them. Then, there is the character of the viewer, watching from a distance, or maybe, keeping their distance. There might be a sense of lag, or that of being left behind. Or is it simply solitude?”
Each drawing is Liquitex inks on Daler/Rowney Smooth-Heavyweight Acid Free paper 220g/m2 21 x 14.8 cm / 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. Framed size 53 x 43 cm / 21 x 17 in

Definitions of Drawing - Curated by Courtney Spencer
25 September - 14 November 2021
Sunny bank Mills, Farsley, Leeds, UK

Nine works from the recent 'Walking Ahead' series of ink drawings were shown in 'Definitions of Drawing', depicting a lone figure in the landscape. Hopkins is fundamentally a mark-maker and translates his seen and felt world into a series of tics, twitches, dots, nods and shakes. He sees this as coding, language, dialogue in and with itself. These marks have an erratic energy, they hum in response and in unison to one another, working within the safe confines of the planes perimeter. Hopkins writes about recent work and the ‘Walking Ahead’ series;“I have again returned to the landscape. To be in nature is grounding. As I physically navigate the landscape I am drawn away from being too confined within my head. I am aware of the elements external to myself and my thoughts. The landscape acts as a mirror, reflecting patterns in myself, inviting and allowing me to make intimate physical and emotional connections. The landscape connects me to my own history, the person I was and my ancestry. The landscape allows me to shift my perspective and to feel present in my own body. Thinking about my ‘Walking Ahead’ series, often when walking with others I fall behind. In this series there might be two things at play; There is the character of the walker, that we see up ahead. We can imagine what thoughts they might have or perhaps where their journey might be taking them. We can relate to them. Then, there is the character of the viewer, watching from a distance, or maybe, keeping their distance. There might be a sense of lag, or that of being left behind. Or is it simply solitude?”
Each drawing is Liquitex inks on Daler/Rowney Smooth-Heavyweight Acid Free paper 220g/m2 21 x 14.8 cm / 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. Framed size 53 x 43 cm / 21 x 17 in