Dreams of Agriculture was born from an ambition to begin drawing at scale. This desire to be visible is inspired by street art, where scaling techniques are used to render a smaller sketch at ‘larger than life’ proportions. Scaling produces greater visual impact, producing a viewing experience that is more direct, relatable and even immersive for new audiences.

The composition is strongly themed around ideas of scale, in particular the notion of an ‘world within a world’ (illustrated by the detailed panels set within a larger ‘global’ motif.

The original image is a small ‘thumbnail’ paper sketch measuring approx 4cm square. This thumbnail is then ‘exploded’ onto a plywood board measuring 4ft square. Taking up the tools of street artists, a range of Posca ‘paint pens’ are used to draw through a range of scales, ranging from thick abstract lines to fine detailed illustrations.