Jason Line: Drawings

Jason Line - Drawings

An online showcase of drawings by Jason Line NEAC. Spanning over thirty years these works include the still life, the interior and portraiture demonstrating the artist's unwavering commitment to working from observation. Whatever the subject matter, his use of charcoal has always been precise, while retaining an expressive painterly quality.

"Furniture – chairs and tables, are placed by the artist like props for a play. They are set at precise angles, in conference with each other, working in pairs, and passing secrets between them. They are the inanimate characters in these paintings, following an unseen script. What’s not said is almost as important as what’s said in this work. It is the gaps between objects, in spaces, that matter here. Empty chairs and empty rooms are left blank for our own interpretation."

Alice Chasey, a freelance writer specialising in contemporary art.