I chose this work by Turner because it had depth, and at so many levels. It took me inside the landscape; it had so many details that fascinated me. I wanted to draw it as Turner would have done at the time. I was surprised by the fact that I was sitting in front of such an interesting drawing.I needed to get inside Turner’s skin to get the feeling, to use his idea of drawing hills, mountains and trees. It also awoke my own memories.

I was in discussion with my self, asking how Turner would have started this drawing; I needed to find out where his first stroke of pencil mark was. The way Turner used his pencil marks, different thicknesses and shades, took me inside the drawing, as if I was moving my hand at the same time as Turner’s. I feel there is so much room to learn more from the way Turner drew his sketches.