Skaer's drawings utilise found imagery sourced from photojournalistic reportage. Working on paper - large stretches that in scale resemble unfurled banners, flags or giant scrolls, typically, the main substance of her drawings is graphite to which she adds enamel paint, ink and gold leaf. The paper she works on is often so big she has them laid out on the floor.
By merging photo-orientated images with different forms of patterning, Skaer creates shifting collages that, once distanced from their original source, become open to alternative interpretations. This is what caught my attention, as I was trying to work out what the drawings where. Below are two photos I took of one of her drawings. One is a close up on the other.
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