Claude Heath

Heath was born in London in 60's, studied philospohy at kings college, London.

Heath started exhibitions in 1995 in London and from there onwards he has done so many! He has done exhibitons in; Saatchi Gallery, Whitechapel Art gallery, De Appel Foundation, John Moores Exhibition 20, Walker Art Gallery, The Jerwood Space, New York, Leeds City Gallery, Christchurch, Cambridge!

Heath, C (2012) Claude Heath [online] Available at: http://www.claudeheath.com/bio/. [Date accessed 30th November]

Artist's views of Drawing and is this related to doodling?

Starting off with the book 'What is Drawing' Ed. Kingston, A (2003) 
When you seriously think about how different drawing an doodling is, is it that different? Are can as an artist myself say that they can be interpret the same?

Gunning, interviewed by Michael Ginsborg, talks about drawing being simultaneously a trace of events and a state of imminence: it is her attitude, and ultimately what happens within and through her work, that defines her drawing - rather than the material she uses. (Ed. Kingston, A 2003:pg17) 

Here shows an immediate connection between the thinking, sensing and showing. What then is the difference between this and doodling?


Taking this confusion further I am going to research the route to all doodlism's.

Doodle history goes back to the beginning of time, when abstract drawings were used to communicate and keep records. doodle-art-alley.com (2008)

How has this changed? ... absolutely nothing through time!


Ed. Kingston, A (2003) What is Drawing? London, Black Dog Publishers ltd.


Gorden, B (2009) The History of Doodles [online] Available from: http://www.utne.com/Arts-Culture/History-of-the-Doodle-Meaning-5191.aspx  [date accessed 29th November]


doodle-art-alley.com (2008) Doodle History [online] Available from: http://www.doodle-art-alley.com/doodle-history.html   [date accessed 29th November]


kettlesyard (no date) Claude Heath [online] Available from: http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk/exhibitions/archive/heath-k1.jpg   [date accessed 29th November]

Doodling-Ted Talks

What is doodling?

Doodling to a normal person is subject to doodling most of the day when working. This would be more of a habit than wanting to achieve a piece of artwork. The lines and the words that are created by a relaxed mind, is a very power thing.

This concept could mean that you have to be bored senseless for this to happen, right? wrong, doodling can happen when an uncomfortable emotion arrises that you yourself are not used to. For example if a rattional person was in a cafe and they like peace and quiet. The cafe was noisy at lunch time and that was the only time the man had off all day. This was end up him doodling out of fustration.

This theory of mine needs to be proven.

Emotional Doodling is rapid uncensored drawing that can integrate emotions and pain and lead to sudden flashes of intuition....With Emotional Doodling we allow the doodle to form, seemingly out of its own volition. The doodle "doodles itself" about our disturbing emotions much like a non-dominant hand appears to have a "mind of its own" during automatic writing. 

This quote taken from emoclear (2012) this what is known as emotional drawing.


 emoclear (2012) emotional doodling [online] Available from: http://www.emoclear.com/emotionaldoodling.htm [date accessed 12th November]