I like to work with a range of models and this middle aged woman is one of my favourites. She exudes confidence and is so comfortable in her own skin. I draw from life weekly at Swansea Print Workshop, working with professional artists and models. This underpins my artistic practice and inspires me to develop theContinue reading “One From The Archives 6: Straight Ahead”
Category Archives: life drawing
One From The Archives 5: The Warrior Prone
I did a small series of full colour reduction monotypes a few years ago, working with a young soldier I know who is also a life model when he’s on leave. He loves modelling and he’s really good at it. From an artist’s perspective, it’s fascinating to work with a man in the prime ofContinue reading “One From The Archives 5: The Warrior Prone”
One From The Archives :4 The Name Game
The Towel Drawing is the basis of everything I do. Sometimes it can be the finished product itself but more often it is the starting point for work in many different media. Once I decide that a rough sketch is worth developing, I like to see how many different ways I can expand the idea.Continue reading “One From The Archives :4 The Name Game”
One From The Archives :3
The Blanket Another one from the archives; this time an etching. I’ve been incorporating text into my drawings and mixed media work for some time, but it’s much harder to do so with most printmaking techniques because you have to work back to front. Luckily, the photopolymer method allows you to do this without theContinue reading “One From The Archives :3”
One From The Archives :2
The Carpet The inspiration for a piece of work can often be the slightest of things. Drawing is all about looking and the closer you look, the more you see. At first glance you see a solid figure. Look again and the texture and pattern of the background can draw you in. That’s certainlyContinue reading “One From The Archives :2”
One From the Archives :1
Rinascere #4 In addition to my daily blog, I have decided to publish work from the archives to let people see my wider body of finished work and at the same time, focus on individual pieces. I hope you enjoy. Rinascere, is an Italian word meaning ‘to be reborn’ or ‘to revive’ and is the rootContinue reading “One From the Archives :1”
Weeding And A Male Nude
After one of the wettest summers on record, we’ve had a couple of dry sunny days, so Husb and I were off to the allotment which needed a lot of work after a month of rain. I had a huge amount of weeding facing me, everything has grown huge including the weeds. I did loadsContinue reading “Weeding And A Male Nude”
Finger Blobs
I drew this head at the life drawing group at Swansea Print Workshop a couple of evenings ago. I used my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and loaded a photo of some marbling I’d done as the background to the drawing. I used the free Markers app. I wanted to break away from detailed ‘traditional’ drawingContinue reading “Finger Blobs”
A New Male Nude
Just back from life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop this evening. Tonight we worked with a male model who, although thin, has very good muscle definition. I used my Samsung Galaxy Tablet Note 8 with the free Markers app, but it’s a bit on the small side for a full body study so I focusedContinue reading “A New Male Nude”
Bruises, Plums And A Nude
Today there was sunshine! After a month of monsoon we had a dry day so Husb and I tackled our back garden, which had grown into a lush jungle after all the torrential rain throughout August (apparently the wettest August since records began). It’s become so overgrown that we spotted a huge rat hiding inContinue reading “Bruises, Plums And A Nude”
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