CWND Artists Residency

Experimentation with tape

Experimentation with tape

Experimentation with tape

Experimentation with tape

Over summer, I took part in a 3 week residency based in a construction site in Canary Wharf.  It was a great experience in terms of creating art in an unusual site and having the opportunity to collaborate and share ideas with more experienced artists with a variety of practices.

These images come from a workshop we did during the residency in which we explored the use of line as a 3D drawing tool.  I decided to incorporate my body into my outcomes.

Not Selfies

"Make Sure You Include My Mind-Reading Antennae",  Chaz Howkins, 2018, pen on paper

Untitled (The Foot Doesn't Mean Anything), Chaz Howkins, 2018, ink on paper

Circle of Sisterhood, Chaz Howkins, 2018, ink on paper

The wife suggested that I branch out from only ever drawing myself, so I began drawing her instead.

I am sad

I am sad #1, Chaz Howkins, 2018, ink on paper

I am sad #2, Chaz Howkins, 2018, ink on paper

I am sad #3, Chaz Howkins, 2018, ink on paper

I am sad #4, Chaz Howkins, 2018, ink on paper

I was sad when I made these.

Selfies

Untitled (Bionic Arm Selfie),  Chaz Howkins, 2018,
pen on paper

Untitled (Backwards Hat Selfie), Chaz Howkins, 2018,
pen on paper

Happy Birthday To MySelfie,  Chaz Howkins, 2018, pen on paper

A selection of self portrait drawings, including a birthday card to myself.

Chill With Bob Ross

Chill With Bob Ross (mini with lorry-insects), Chaz Howkins, 2018, acrylic on canvas

Another paint along with Bob Ross painting, featuring some objects in the foreground which are a cross over between lorries and insects.

Orbit UK Art Graduates Show

Myself with my artwork - Don't Linger

Myself with my friends and family and my artwork - Don't Linger

Audience interaction with Don't Linger  

Audience interaction with Don't Linger 

Orbit UK Art Graduates Show was an exhibition to showcase the talent of recent Fine Art graduates.  (One third of) Don't Linger was exhibited at OXO Tower Bargehouse in August and was very well received by the audience.

Genderhouse Festival

Genderhouse Festival Poster

The Genderhouse Festival is a month long arts festival in Aarhus, Denmark which addresses themes of genders, sexualities and identities today. It asks what's queer? Is it here? Are we used to it?

My film, Are You A Boy Or A Girl? and some photography is being exhibited at the Women's Museum as part of the Talking Genders Youth Exhibition.

www.thegenderhousefestival.com 

Multi-Face Selfies

Untitled (Multi-face selfie series),  Chaz Howkins, 2018, pen on paper

Ch9z,  Chaz Howkins, 2018, pen on paper

Some drawings which feature multiple self portraits.

Self Portrait Improvement

Self Portrait - June

Self Portrait - February

The first portrait I drew for the Don't Linger project was a self portrait drawn in February.  By the end of the project in June, I realised that my drawing skills had developed so much that I felt I should re-create this drawing.  I was very pleasantly surprised by the contrast between the two drawings.

Self Portraits

Weed Advocacy Selfie, Chaz Howkins, 2018, pen on paper

I Heart MySelfie, Chaz Howkins, 2018, pen on paper

Selfie Featuring Egg, Chaz Howkins 2018, pen on paper

A selection of self portraits.

Portrait Drawings

Don't Linger - detail

Don't Linger - detail

Don't Linger - detail

Don't Linger - detail

Don't Linger - detail

A selection of the portrait drawings which can be found under the toilet seats lids of Don't Linger.

Collage selfie

Untitled (Voting Collage Selfie with Choklit), Chaz Howkins, 2018, collage and pen on paper