1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
'Blot' drawing is a 1750 by Cozens, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Alexander Cozens made drawings by splashing ink fast, then turning the blot into landscape shapes. He called this a "blot" drawing and saw it as a way to spark imagination. He taught drawing and believed quick, instinctive marks could lead to fresh ideas. The random blot became hills, trees, or distant mountains in his hands. Try a splash of ink on paper yourself.
Alexander Cozens developed a technique in which he applied ink with a broad brush to create a random blot, executed quickly and intuitively. This abstract form served as the foundation for an imagined landscape, with visible contours interpreted as trees, hills, or mountains and then refined into a finished composition.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Cozens is an English surname. Following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, the name Cozens was first found in Britina. It was a name for a person who was related to someone of note in the area. Further research…
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